1st INTERNATIONAL VARICELLA-ZOSTER SYMPOSIUM

Varicella-zoster virus is the causative agent for the worldwide large burden of both varicella (chicken pox) and Herpes zoster. The 1st International Symposium on Varicella-Zoster will bring together international experts in Varicella and Herpes zoster: clinicians, epidemiologists, immunologists, virologists and healthcare professionals working in public health institutions. The objective of the Symposium is to summarize the current state-of-the-art knowledge on VZV virus and to discuss all aspects of prevention of VZV-associated diseases.