Multidisciplinary study of the secondary immune response in grandparents re-exposed to chickenpox

Multidisciplinary study of the secondary immune response in grandparents re-exposed to chickenpox

Abstract Re-exposure to chickenpox may boost varicella-zoster virus (VZV) immunity in the elderly. This secondary immune response is hypothesized to confer protection against herpes zoster. We longitudinally sampled 36 adults over the course of one year after re-exposure to chickenpox. The resulting...

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Main Authors: B. Ogunjimi, J. Van den Bergh, P. Meysman, S. Heynderickx, K. Bergs, H. Jansens, E. Leuridan, A. Vorsters, H. Goossens, K. Laukens, N. Cools, Viggo Van Tendeloo, N. Hens, P. Van Damme, Evelien Smits, Ph. Beutels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01024-8

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