NOVEL VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS STRAINS AND CHICKEN POX AND HERPES ZOSTER VIRUS VACCINE USING SAME

摘要

The present invention relates to novel varicella zoster virus strains and to a chicken pox and herpes zoster virus vaccine using same. More particularly the present invention relates to genome DNA of VZV MVA06 isolated from a Korean patient to an open reading frame (ORF) thereof to a protein coded by the genome DNA of VZV MVA06 and the ORF thereof and to a vaccine composition which contains the protein as an active ingredient.