Varicella Viruses Inhibit Interferon-Stimulated JAK-STAT Signaling through Multiple Mechanisms.

Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox in humans and, subsequently, establishes latency in the sensory ganglia from where it reactivates to cause herpes zoster. Infection of rhesus macaques with simian varicella virus (SVV) recapitulates VZV pathogenesis in humans thus representing a suitabl...

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Main Authors: Marieke C Verweij, Mary Wellish, Travis Whitmer, Daniel Malouli, Martin Lapel, Stipan Jonjić, Juergen G Haas, Victor R DeFilippis, Ravi Mahalingam, Klaus Früh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004901