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References: 1. Health Direct. Shingles. Available at: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/shingles Accessed November 2024. 2. CDC. Shingles. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/about/index.html Accessed November 2024. 3. Gidding HF et al. Epidemiol Infect. 2003;131:1085–9. 4. MacIntyre R et al. PLoS One. 2015;10(4):e0125025. 5. CDC. Shingles. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/signs-symptoms/index.html Accessed November 2024. 6. Stein AN et al. Vaccine. 2009; 27(4):520–9. 7. Matthews S et al. Clin J Pain. 2023;39:386–93. 8. Yawn BP et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2011;86(2):88–93.
References: 1. Health Direct. Shingles. Available at: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/shingles Accessed November 2024. 2. CDC. Shingles. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/about/index.html Accessed November 2024. 3. Gidding HF et al. Epidemiol Infect. 2003;131:1085–9.
References: 1. Health Direct. Shingles. Available at: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/shingles Accessed November 2024. 2. CDC. Shingles. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/about/index.html Accessed November 2024.
References: 1. Health Direct. Shingles. Available at: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/shingles Accessed November 2024. 2. CDC. Shingles. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/about/index.html Accessed November 2024. 3. Yawn BP et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2011;86(2):88–93. 4. Gidding HF et al. Epidemiol Infect. 2003;131:1085–9. 5. CDC. Shingles. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/signs-symptoms/index.html Accessed November 2024.
References: 1. CDC. Shingles. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/about//index.html Accessed November 2024. 2. Health Direct. Shingles. Available at: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/shingles Accessed November 2024. 3 Gidding HF et al. Epidemiol Infect. 2003;131:1085–9. 4. Yawn BP et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2011;86(2):88–93. 5. CDC. Shingles. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/signs-symptoms/index.html Accessed November 2024. 6. Stein AN et al. Vaccine. 2009;27(4):520–9.
References: 1. CDC. Shingles. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/about/index.html Accessed November 2024. 2. Health Direct. Shingles. Available at: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/shingles Accessed November 2024. 3. CDC. Shingles. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/signs-symptoms/index.html Accessed November 2024. 4. Stein AN et al. Vaccine. 2009; 27(4):520–9. 5. Matthews S et al. Clin J Pain. 2023;39:386–93.
References: 1. CDC. Shingles. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/about/index.html Accessed November 2024. 2. Health Direct. Shingles. Available at: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/shingles Accessed November 2024. 3. Gidding HF et al. Epidemiol Infect. 2003;131:1085–9.
References: 1. CDC. Shingles. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/shingles/about/index.html Accessed November 2024. 2. Health Direct. Available at: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/shingles Accessed November 2024. 3. Gidding HF et al. Epidemiol Infect. 2003;131:1085–9.
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