varicella infection--evidence for peak activity in summer months. | this study aimed to identify seasonal variations in the presentation of primary varicella infection in susceptible patients in victoria (a temperate region in south-east australia) by analysing victorian hospital admissions data and medical locum service data from the years preceding the introduction of a universally offered vaccination, complemented by available surveillance data from the neighbouring state, of south australia. contrary to the conventional assumption, which is based on observat ... | 2008 | 18359087 |