Fatal progressive ascending encephalomyelitis caused by herpes B virus infection:first case from China

摘要

Dear editor,Herpes B virus(BV),also known as Macacine herpesvirus 1(family:Herpesviridae,subfamily:Alphaherpesvirinae,genus:Simplexvirus),officially designated by the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses,exhibits serologic cross-reactivity with other members of the genus Simplexvirus,namely HSV type 1(HSV-1),the causative agent of oral herpetic ulcers(cold sores)in humans and HSV type 2(HSV-2),the agent of human genital herpes.[1]