Objective To compare event and incidence rates of herpes zoster (HZ), also known as shingles, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis under treatment with conventional synthetic (cs), targeted synthetic ...

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) ORF25 is a 156 amino acid protein belonging ... Consistent with its role as a central hub for protein interactions, ORF25 is shown to be essential for VZV replication.

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Background:Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) infection is a frequent viral illness of childhood, usually manifesting as chickenpox and ...

The only shingles vaccine on the market in South Africa was discontinued in 2024. A newer and better vaccine is being used in ...

The only shingles vaccine on the market in South Africa was discontinued last year. A newer and better vaccine is being used in some other countries, but has not yet been registered in South Africa, ...

The team analysed 167 bat coronavirus genomes and traced the origins of the virus that causes Covid-19 to bat populations in northern Laos and southwest China’s Yunnan province, where its most ...

Varicella, known as chickenpox, is caused by the varicella zoster virus (VZV), with an estimated 84 million cases annually. It primarily affects children, for most of whom it is a self-limiting ...

Previously, the only published cases of OkaVZV reactivation in healthy children involved the rare detection of zoster ... to give rise to mild generalized varicella-like rashes in 3.8% of VZV ...

The process usually requires forming a transcription and replication complex (RTC) containing viral auxiliary proteins and factors from the host cell. The number of proteins recruited in the RTC ...

What Is a Computer Virus? A computer virus is a program. Like other programs, it’s defined by what it does, and the big thing a virus does is replicate itself. The virus exists as a collection ...

West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes collected in the UK for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The virus, which mostly spreads to people through mosquito ...

The researchers also looked at the potential role of other herpes viruses, including HSV-2, varicella zoster virus, and cytomegalovirus. Both HSV-2 and varicella zoster virus infections were also ...