New Variant of Varicella-Zoster Virus

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Tipples, Graham A. ; Stephens, Gwen M. ; Sherlock, Chris ; Bowler, Margrit ; Hoy, Benny ; Cook, Darrel ; Grose, Charles
• Description:
  In 1998, a varicella-zoster virus glycoprotein E (gE) mutant virus (VZV-MSP) was isolated from a child with chickenpox. VZV-MSP, representing a second VZV serotype, was considered a rarity. We isolated another VZV-MSP-like virus from an elderly man with herpes zoster. These gE mutant viruses may have arisen through independent mutation or may represent a distinct VZV subpopulation that emerged more than 50 years ago.
• Subjects:
  2-Aminopurine Aged Antiviral Agents Child Dispatch Genome, Viral Herpesvirus 3, Human Herpes Zoster Humans Male Mutant Polymerase Chain Reaction Serotyping Variant Varicella-zoster Virus

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(12):1504-1505.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d2821346de39b6ddc79831869ccdf7e9c35ffda73808bcf72d41f8dfb27a8fc6
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13953/cdc_13953_DS1.pdf
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