HSV and varicella zoster virus (VZV) are common pathogens of skin and mucous membranes and the CNS. Their rapid and accurate diagnosis is essential for their treatment as well as infection control.

Many of us think of chickenpox as a childhood illness, a harmless rite of passage that fades into memory once the itchy blisters heal. However, what most people don’t realize is that the virus behind ...

EMA accepts for review regulatory application of GSK’s Shingrix new prefilled syringe presentation for prevention of shingles: London, UK Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 13:00 Hrs ...

LONDON - GlaxoSmithKline PLC (LSE/NYSE: NYSE:GSK) announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has begun ...

Previous studies have indicated that reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) might be associated with relapse in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Sotelo et al. examined patients ...

The chickenpox vaccine contains a weakened version of the live chickenpox virus, also called the varicella zoster virus. This means there’s a very small chance of getting chickenpox from the ...

The FDA will review a new prefilled syringe presentation of Shingrix (zoster vaccine recombinant, adjuvanted).

London: GSK plc has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted for review the regulatory application of ...

If the clinical sample contains viable virus, cytopathic effects due to the herpes virus replication occur after several days, signaling the recovery of HSV-1/2 and VZV from the sample.