title: Varicella in a gorilla.
abstract: Naturally occurring varicella was observed in a young gorilla in captivity. The isolate was demonstrated to be varicella-zoster virus by restriction enzyme analysis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-2899.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Stanberry
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006071:Gorilla gorilla / Q000382:microbiology*; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification