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Herpes Zoster Virus
Reports from L.D. Hicks et al highlight recent research in herpes zoster virus
July 9th, 2008
In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To assess risk factors for herpes zoster beyond age and immunosuppression, especially the association with a family history of herpes zoster, since a preventative herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia vaccine is now available. We undertook a case-control study of herpes zoster, which represents reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus residing in dorsal root ganglia following primary infection, involving 504 patients and 523 controls." "Interviews were conducted by trained medical investigators using a structured questionnaire. The Center for Clinical Studies, an outpatient...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-09)
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