139 cases of herpes zoster were analyzed. Most often lesions were located in the area of chest (57,4%) and face (25,5%) dermatomes. A ratio of probability of occurrence of disease in various age groups is established. Patients of the senior age frequently endure the shingles on a background of a chronic pathology, these persons call for medical care and stand to the longest hospitalization.

This report analyses the incidence rate of varicella among Belarusian population for the period 1960 from to 2006. The estimated prevalence of varicella among infectious diseases was 24,0–27,28 %. The full period of long-term variations of morbidity lasting 32 years has been determined. At its background 10 periods of the second order lasting from 2,5 to 6 years have been revealed.