The Herpes Zoster Patient Pathway and Gaps in Current Vaccination Guidelines in Southeast Asia: Summary of a Zoster Experts’ Network Scientific Workshop
The burden of herpes zoster (HZ) is recognized worldwide; however, there is seemingly limited information on incidence and vaccination practices in Southeast Asia (SEA). A scientific workshop was held by the Zoster Experts’ Network to exchange and consolidate insights on the burden of HZ and the pat...
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| author | Gyneth Lourdes G. Bibera Peter San Martin Desiree A. M. van Oorschot Afif Nurul Hidayati Deliana Permatasari Sasheela Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar Kughan Govinden Maria Christina Filomena Batac Joselito Javier Terapong Tantawichien Phatu Boonmahittisut Trinh Minh Trang Thanh Tuyen Dang Thi |
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| description | The burden of herpes zoster (HZ) is recognized worldwide; however, there is seemingly limited information on incidence and vaccination practices in Southeast Asia (SEA). A scientific workshop was held by the Zoster Experts’ Network to exchange and consolidate insights on the burden of HZ and the patient pathway in SEA. The workshop included practicing clinical experts and public health specialists/epidemiologists from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. It aimed to identify gaps in the literature, outline patient pathways, and evaluate HZ vaccine recommendations among these countries. Consensus was identified on the substantial lack of epidemiological data on HZ in SEA and the need to investigate the impact of age, immunocompromising conditions, and comorbidities on the incidence and severity of HZ in the region. However, available data in SEA did indicate a rising disease and socioeconomic burden of HZ, with concerns that current treatment strategies for HZ are suboptimal. The HZ patient pathways generated by the experts highlighted common themes and differences between the five countries. Furthermore, the experts highlighted the lack of awareness of HZ and its impact on patients’ quality of life, among patients and healthcare professionals. Evaluation of the current local HZ vaccine recommendations further showed differences in age and the inclusion of at-risk populations between countries. The workshop outcomes emphasize the need for further HZ surveillance in SEA. Efforts to align and address leakage within the patient pathway and raise awareness on the impact of HZ should be prioritized. Awareness initiatives and alignment on vaccine recommendations are also needed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d946ec7cb4d4ba08708eb4146bc1be02025-08-20T03:49:32ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2024-12-011212143310.3390/vaccines12121433The Herpes Zoster Patient Pathway and Gaps in Current Vaccination Guidelines in Southeast Asia: Summary of a Zoster Experts’ Network Scientific WorkshopGyneth Lourdes G. Bibera0Peter San Martin1Desiree A. M. van Oorschot2Afif Nurul Hidayati3Deliana Permatasari4Sasheela Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar5Kughan Govinden6Maria Christina Filomena Batac7Joselito Javier8Terapong Tantawichien9Phatu Boonmahittisut10Trinh Minh Trang11Thanh Tuyen Dang Thi12GSK, Taguig City 1634, PhilippinesGSK, 1300 Wavre, BelgiumGSK, 1300 Wavre, BelgiumDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Aesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60115, IndonesiaGSK, Jakarta 12930, IndonesiaDepartment of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, MalaysiaGSK, Petaling Jaya 47800, MalaysiaDepartment of Dermatology, University of the Philippines—Philippine General Hospital, Manila 1000, PhilippinesGSK, Taguig City 1634, PhilippinesDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Tropical Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, ThailandGSK, Bangkok 10330, ThailandNational Hospital of Dermatology and Venereology, Hanoi City 10000, VietnamGSK, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, VietnamThe burden of herpes zoster (HZ) is recognized worldwide; however, there is seemingly limited information on incidence and vaccination practices in Southeast Asia (SEA). A scientific workshop was held by the Zoster Experts’ Network to exchange and consolidate insights on the burden of HZ and the patient pathway in SEA. The workshop included practicing clinical experts and public health specialists/epidemiologists from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. It aimed to identify gaps in the literature, outline patient pathways, and evaluate HZ vaccine recommendations among these countries. Consensus was identified on the substantial lack of epidemiological data on HZ in SEA and the need to investigate the impact of age, immunocompromising conditions, and comorbidities on the incidence and severity of HZ in the region. However, available data in SEA did indicate a rising disease and socioeconomic burden of HZ, with concerns that current treatment strategies for HZ are suboptimal. The HZ patient pathways generated by the experts highlighted common themes and differences between the five countries. Furthermore, the experts highlighted the lack of awareness of HZ and its impact on patients’ quality of life, among patients and healthcare professionals. Evaluation of the current local HZ vaccine recommendations further showed differences in age and the inclusion of at-risk populations between countries. The workshop outcomes emphasize the need for further HZ surveillance in SEA. Efforts to align and address leakage within the patient pathway and raise awareness on the impact of HZ should be prioritized. Awareness initiatives and alignment on vaccine recommendations are also needed.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/12/12/1433Southeast Asiaherpes zostershinglesvaccinationrecombinant zoster vaccinezoster vaccine live |
| spellingShingle | Gyneth Lourdes G. Bibera Peter San Martin Desiree A. M. van Oorschot Afif Nurul Hidayati Deliana Permatasari Sasheela Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar Kughan Govinden Maria Christina Filomena Batac Joselito Javier Terapong Tantawichien Phatu Boonmahittisut Trinh Minh Trang Thanh Tuyen Dang Thi The Herpes Zoster Patient Pathway and Gaps in Current Vaccination Guidelines in Southeast Asia: Summary of a Zoster Experts’ Network Scientific Workshop Vaccines Southeast Asia herpes zoster shingles vaccination recombinant zoster vaccine zoster vaccine live |
| title | The Herpes Zoster Patient Pathway and Gaps in Current Vaccination Guidelines in Southeast Asia: Summary of a Zoster Experts’ Network Scientific Workshop |
| title_full | The Herpes Zoster Patient Pathway and Gaps in Current Vaccination Guidelines in Southeast Asia: Summary of a Zoster Experts’ Network Scientific Workshop |
| title_fullStr | The Herpes Zoster Patient Pathway and Gaps in Current Vaccination Guidelines in Southeast Asia: Summary of a Zoster Experts’ Network Scientific Workshop |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Herpes Zoster Patient Pathway and Gaps in Current Vaccination Guidelines in Southeast Asia: Summary of a Zoster Experts’ Network Scientific Workshop |
| title_short | The Herpes Zoster Patient Pathway and Gaps in Current Vaccination Guidelines in Southeast Asia: Summary of a Zoster Experts’ Network Scientific Workshop |
| title_sort | herpes zoster patient pathway and gaps in current vaccination guidelines in southeast asia summary of a zoster experts network scientific workshop |
| topic | Southeast Asia herpes zoster shingles vaccination recombinant zoster vaccine zoster vaccine live |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/12/12/1433 |
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