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. 2017 Oct 31;32(5):347–348. doi: 10.1007/s12250-017-4108-2

Herpesviruses: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and interventions

Ke Lan 1,✉, Min-Hua Luo 2,✉
PMCID: PMC6598912  PMID: 29116595

Abstract

This special issue is dedicated to the recent research progress on human herpesviruses (HHVs). Human herpesviruses are distributed worldwide, and more than 90% of adults are infected by one or multiple HHVs. The HHV family contains three sub-families: the alpha sub-family [herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), HSV-2, and varicella-zoster virus (VZV)], beta sub-family [human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), HHV6, and HHV7)], and gamma sub-family [Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Kaposi’s sarcoma–associated herpesvirus (KSHV)]. All the viruses typically establish latent infection in host, and undergo lytic reactivation in certain pathophysiological conditions. In this issue, we collectively present ten articles focusing on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and interventions of HSV-1, VZV, HCMV, EBV and KSHV respectively, and these high-quality review and research articles are contributed by experts on those specific viruses. graphic file with name 12250_2017_4108_Fig1_HTML.jpg

Contributor Information

Ke Lan, Email: klan@whu.edu.cn.

Min-Hua Luo, Email: luomh@wh.iov.cn.

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