Dear Editor,I am Dr.Asako Kodama,affiliated with the Department of Ophthalmology at Eiju General Hospital in Tokyo,Japan.Varicella-zoster virus(VZV)induces two distinct states:the primary infection(varicella)and secon...
Herpes simplex virus type I is a cutaneous infection treated with acyclovir. The topical treatment has therapeutic challenges due to the deficient delivery of the drug through epithelial barriers. This results in an i...
supported by the Operation of Public Health Emergency Response Mechanism of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention(10239322002001,0000017);Research on Vaccine Evaluation Strategy and capacity Building Project(09207).
Herpes zoster(HZ)is a painful condition resulting from reactivation of dormant varicella-zoster virus(VZV)in a previously VZV-infected person[1].Typical clinical manifestation of HZ are unilateral radicular pain and a...
BACKGROUND Facial herpes is a common form of the herpes simplex virus-1 infection and usually presents as vesicles near the mouth,nose,and periocular sites.In contrast,we observed a new facial symptom of herpes on the...
Dear Editor,Corneal endotheliitis,first reported in 1982 as an autoimmune disorder by Khodadoust and Attarzadeh[1],is now recognized to be frequently induced by viral infections,including varicella zoster virus(VZV),c...
supported by grants from the National Key R&D Plan of the Ministry of Science and Technology,China(2023YFD2400201,2022YFF1000302);the Strategic Pilot Science and Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Project(XDA24030203).
Frequent outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases in fish,such as Carassius auratus herpesvirus(CaHV)infection has caused great economic losses in China.However,the lack of a sensitive cell culture system has limited...
supported by the Indo-German Science&Technology Centre(IGSTC)Industrial Fellowship program(No.IGSTC/SING-2022/40/2021e22/332).
Herpesviruses are smart pathogens that can infect and have lifelong persistence inside the host.Many human herpes-viruses have been shown to affect human health in immu-nologically challenged conditions.Mostly the her...
Supported by the Construction Fund of Key Medical Disciplines of Hangzhou,No.OO20200265;the Basic Public Welfare Research Project of Zhejiang Province,No.LGF22H250005;General project of Hangzhou Health Science and Technology Plan,No.A20200320;Zhejiang Provincial Medical and Health Technology Project,No.2020PY016.
BACKGROUND Alphaherpesvirus belongs to the Herpesviridae family and has large,monopartite double-stranded linear DNA.It mainly infects the skin,mucosa,and nerves,and can affect various hosts,including humans and other...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81773931 and 81374004);as well as the Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Clinical Medicine Development of Special Funding Support“YangFan”Project(ZYLX201802).
Dear editor,Herpes B virus(BV),also known as Macacine herpesvirus 1(family:Herpesviridae,subfamily:Alphaherpesvirinae,genus:Simplexvirus),officially designated by the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses...
This work was supported by grant from National Pathogen Resource Collection Center Grant(NPRC-32)and the SKLID Development Grant(2011SKLID104).
Recently,death from herpes B virus(Cercopithecine Herpesvirus 1)infection was reported in China,reminding us to be alert to the risk of transmission and infection with herpes B virus.Herpes B virus is a zoonotic patho...