TY - JOUR AU - Agampodi, Suneth B. AU - Dharmaratne, Samath D. AU - Thevanesam, Vasanthi AU - Dassanayake, Sameera AU - Kumarihamy, Prabhashini AU - Ratnayake, Ashani PY - 2010 DA - 2010/05/14 TI - Incidence and effects of Varicella Zoster Virus infection on academic activities of medical undergraduates - a five-year follow-up study from Sri Lanka JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 117 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - The adult population in Sri Lanka is having high level of susceptibility for Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) infection. Among medical undergraduates, 47% are VZV seronegative. The purpose of the present study was to determine the incidence of VZV infection in medical undergraduates in Sri Lanka, and to describe the effects of VZV infection on their academic activities. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-117 DO - 10.1186/1471-2334-10-117 ID - Agampodi2010 ER -