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Herpes Simplex Virus Epidemiology
Studies from National Institute of Infectious Disease, Infectious Diseases Department have provided new information about herpes simplex virus epidemiology
April 10th, 2007
New research, "Contrasting geographic distribution profiles of the herpes simplex virus type 1 BgOL and BgKL variants in Japan suggest dispersion and replacement," is the subject of a report. According to recent research from Tokyo, Japan, "Thelifelong latent infection-reactivation mode of infection of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) transmitted by close contact has allowed a diversity of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) variations to accumulate in human populations. Whether and how the variants of the HSV-1 that is ubiquitous worldwide spread to different human populations is not clear." "In our previous study the geographically gradient distribution...
Source: Virus Weekly (2007-04-10)
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