Multiple Epstein-Barr Virus Infections in Healthy Individuals
Open Access
- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Virology
- Vol. 77 (11), 6546-6550
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.77.11.6546-6550.2003
Abstract
We employed a newly developed genotyping technique with direct representational detection of LMP-1 gene sequences to study the molecular epidemiology of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in healthy individuals. Infections with up to five different EBV genotypes were found in two of nine individuals studied. These results support the hypothesis that multiple EBV infections of healthy individuals are common. The implications for the development of an EBV vaccine are discussed.Keywords
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