Simultaneous infection of measles and varicella-zoster virus in a child in India.

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Simultaneous occurrence of measles and chickenpox in a single individual is a rare event despite the fact that each of these infections alone is very common. The clinical presentation and molecular characterization of a dual infection caused by measles and Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV) in a 3-year female child is reported for the first time from India. The child presented with high fever, cough, cervical...

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