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Chickenpox Virology
Scientists at Friedrich-Schiller University, Institute of Virology and Antiviral Therapy report research in chickenpox virology
May 28th, 2008
New research, 'Genotypes of varicella-zoster virus wild-type strains in Germany,' is the subject of a report. "Surveillance of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) genotypes is indicated in Germany after implementation of universal varicella vaccination. This article reports genotyping data of 77 VZV strains obtained from 54 patients with varicella, 1 newborn with congenital varicella syndrome, 2 fetuses with intrauterine VZV infection and 20 cases with zoster," investigators in Jena, Germany report. "Fragments of the open reading frames (ORF) 1, 21, 22, 37, 50, 54, and 60 were analyzed by sequencing. In addition, the PstI polymorphism of the ORF 38 was characterized. Thirty...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-05-28)
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