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A 26-year-old woman consented to take part in an ongoing, case–control study investigating whether varicella-zoster virus (VZV) IgG titres are associated with the likelihood of experiencing symptomatic Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) infection. The study is to inform future research on using vaccination against VZV as a pathway to a possible HSV functional cure. She had an 8-year history of recurring genital herpes, with an average of two episodes per month. At the last recurrence, a genital swab was …
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Handling editor Anna Maria Geretti
Twitter @Bret_S_Palmer
Contributors BP conceived and designed the work as well as drafted and revised it critically for important intellectual content. BP will be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Funding The VZV case–control study was funded by the Florey Clinic, Reading. The author has received no financial contribution for this work.
Competing interests None declared.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.