VACCINATION AGAINST HOST CELL-ASSOCIATED HERPESVIRUSES

摘要

The invention relates to the field of so-called host cell-associated herpesviruses such as Marek's disease like virus (MDV) of poultry and of Varicella Zoster virus (VZV) of man and to vaccination against disease cause d by these viruses. The invention provides a vaccine directed against an infection caused by an herpesvirus that is essentially host cell associated comprising a recombinant viral genome derived from said herpesvirus, said genome allowing recombination essentially free of said host cell.