Recent Issues in Varicella-Zoster Virus Latency

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a human herpes virus which causes varicella (chicken pox) as a primary infection, and, following a variable period of latency in neurons in the peripheral ganglia, may reactivate to cause herpes zoster (shingles) as well as a variety of neurological syndromes.In this overview we consider some recent issues in alphahe

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The effect of prey availability on ovarian development and oosorption in the ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

The ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis Pallas was investigated under laboratory conditions to clarify the relationship between food abundance or scarcity and ovarian development or oosorption.Four conditions were used: (1) fully fed for 24 h, (2) Deck Mount Faucets 24-h starvation, (3) 48-h starvation, and (4) 24-h starvation followed by 24-h re-fee

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