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Recurrent vaccine-strain varicella zoster virus reactivation in a child with acute lymphatic leukemia [PDF]
IDCasesThis case illustrates recurrent herpes zoster (HZ) in a child with acute lymphatic leukemia. Interestingly, vaccine-strain HZ was confirmed by identifying the live-attenuated Oka vaccine strain (vOka) using metagenomic sequencing and sequence comparison ...
Antonia Leutert +4 more
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Immunogenicity of a Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (gE/BFA01) in Mice [PDF]
VirusesVaricella-zoster virus (VZV) is a human neurotropic herpesvirus. The primary infection with VZV causes chickenpox and establishes latency in sensory and dorsal root ganglia.
Yaru Quan +7 more
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Post-licensure safety surveillance of zoster vaccine live (Zostavax®) in the United States, Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), 2006–2015 [PDF]
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2018 Background: Herpes zoster (HZ), or shingles, is caused by reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in latently infected individuals. Live-attenuated HZ vaccine (zoster vaccine live, ZVL) is approved in the United States for persons aged ≥50 years and ...
Elaine R. Miller +7 more
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Prevention of Herpes Zoster: A Focus on the Effectiveness and Safety of Herpes Zoster Vaccines
Viruses, 2022 Infection with varicella zoster virus typically occurs in children and it can cause primary varicella infection or “chickenpox”, or it can reactivate later in life and cause herpes zoster or “shingles”.
Yasmin Marra, Fawziah Lalji
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Metabolism Open, 2022 Reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) has been reported after the administration of different vaccine platforms against SARS-CoV-2, also among individuals without known immunosuppressive states.
Natalia G. Vallianou +4 more
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Herpes zoster vaccination. An update
Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2022 Herpes zoster/shingles is a cutaneous condition caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus. The condition mostly occurs when the cell mediated immunity towards varicella zoster virus, which was developed during the varicella zoster virus ...
Khairuddin Djawad +5 more
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Nature Communications, 2023 In Aotearoa New Zealand, zoster vaccine live is used for the prevention of zoster and associated complications in adults. This study assessed the risk of pre-specified serious adverse events following zoster vaccine live immunisation among adults in ...
James F. Mbinta +8 more
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Acute retinal necrosis following recombinant subunit varicella-zoster virus vaccine
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020 Purpose: Previously, secondary prevention of herpes zoster required live-attenuated vaccination, which is contraindicated in immunocompromised populations.
Rebecca I. Chen +3 more
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Viruses, 2022 Primary varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection causes varicella, which remains a prominent public health concern in children. Current varicella vaccines adopt the live-attenuated Oka strain, vOka, which retains the ability to infect neurons, establish ...
Wei Wang +3 more
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Varicella-Zoster viruses associated with post-herpetic neuralgia induce sodium current density increases in the ND7-23 Nav-1.8 neuroblastoma cell line [PDF]
, 2013 Post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) is the most significant complication of herpes zoster caused by reactivation of latent Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV). We undertook a heterologous infection in vitro study to determine whether PHN-associated VZV isolates ...
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