Table 2.
Temporal trends of herpes zoster
| Country | Author | Study periods | Varicella vaccination era | Trends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Ragozzino | 1945–1959 | Pre | Incidence increased from 1.1 to 1.5/1000 person-years between 1945–1949 and 1955–1959 |
| USA | Jumaan | 1992–2002 | Pre and post (1996–) | Incidence did not change between 1992 and 2002 |
| USA | Yih | 1998–2003 | Post | Incidence increased from 2.8 to 5.3/1000 person-years between 1999 and 2003 |
| USA | Mullooly | 1997–2002 | Post | Incidence did not change between 1997 and 2002 |
| USA | Yawn | 1996–2005 | Post | Incidence increased from 3.2 to 4.1/1000 person-years between 1996–1997 and 2000–2001 |
| USA | Patel | 1993–2004 | Pre and post | Hospitalisation rate did not change during 1993–2000 but increased between 2001 and 2004 |
| USA | Jackson | 1992–2004 | Pre and post | Hospitalisation rate did not change during 1992–2004 |
| USA | Civen | 2000–2006 | Post | Incidence increased between 2000 and 2006 among unvaccinated adolescents 10–19 years |
| USA | Rimland | 2000–2007 | Post | Incidence increased from 3.1 to 5.2/1000 person-years between 2000 and 2007 |
| USA | Yawn | 1945–2008 | Pre and post | Incidence increased from 0.8/1000 person-years in 1945–1947, to 1.6/1000 person-years in 1980–1982, to 3.0/1000 person-years in 2005–2007 |
| USA | Leung | 1993–2006 | Pre and post | Incidence increased from 1.7 to 4.4/1000 person-years between 1993 and 2006 |
| USA | Hales | 1992–2010 | Pre and post | Incidence increased from 10.0 to 13.9/1000 person-years between 1992 and 2010 in adults ≥65 years |
| Canada | Brisson | 1979–1997 | Pre | Incidence increased from 2.6 to 3.5/1000 person-years between 1979 and 1997 |
| Canada | Russell | 1986–2002 | Pre and post (2001–) | Incidence increased from 2.8 to 4.2/1000 person-years between 1986 and 2002 |
| Canada | Tanuseputro | 1992–2010 | Pre and post | Incidence did not change during 1992–2009 |
| Canada | Russell | 1994–2010 | Pre and post | Incidence increased from 3.5 to 4.5/1000 person-years between 1994 and 2010 |
| UK | Brisson | 1979–1997 | Pre | Incidence increased from 3.2 to 3.9/1000 person-years between 1979 and 1997 |
| Spain | Perez-Farinos | 1997–2004 | Pre | Incidence increased from 2.5 to 3.6/1000 person-years between 1997 and 2004 |
| Spain | Esteban-Vasallo | 2005–2012 | Pre and post (2006–) | Incidence increased from 3.6 to 4.8/1000 person-years between 2005 and 2012 |
| Australia | Macintyre | 1993–1999 | Pre | Hospitalisation rate increased between 1993 and 1999 |
| Australia | Carville | 1995–2007 | Pre and post (2005–) | Hospitalisation rate increased from 6.3 to 9.1/100 000 person-years between 1995 and 2007 |
| Australia | Nelson | 1998–2009 | Pre and post | Incidence increased from 1.7 to 2.4/1000 person-years between 1998 and 2008 |
| Australia | Jardine | 1998–2007 | Pre and post | Hospitalisation rate did not change during 1992–2009 |
| Taiwan | Chao | 2000–2008 | Pre and post | Incidence increased from 4.5 to 6.9/1000 person-years between 2000 and 2008 |
| Taiwan | Wu | 2000–2009 | Pre and post | Incidence increased from 4.0 to 6.2/1000 person-years between 2000 and 2009 |
| Japan | Toyama | 1997–2006 | Low coverage (20–30%) | Incidence increased from 3.8 to 4.5/1000 person-years between 1997 and 2006 |