Transmission of an Epstein−Barr strain common in south-east China to a western individual
Epstein−Barr virus strains present in South-East Asia are tightly associated with nasopharyngeal carcinomas. We report the case of a Caucasian female who presented with an infectious mononucleosis syndrome. Sequencing demonstrated that she had been infected with a virus of Chinese origin that is thu...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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December 2024
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Journal of medical virology
Year: 2024, Volume: 96, Issue: 12, Pages: 1-3 |
| ISSN: | 1096-9071 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jmv.70113 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.70113 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jmv.70113 |
| Author Notes: | Remy Poirey, Henri-Jacques Delecluse, Susanne Delecluse |
| Summary: | Epstein−Barr virus strains present in South-East Asia are tightly associated with nasopharyngeal carcinomas. We report the case of a Caucasian female who presented with an infectious mononucleosis syndrome. Sequencing demonstrated that she had been infected with a virus of Chinese origin that is thus spreading into European countries. |
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| Item Description: | Zuerst veröffentlicht: 09. Dezember 2024 Gesehen am 14.03.2025 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1096-9071 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jmv.70113 |