| successful infection of the common marmoset (callithrix jacchus) with human varicella-zoster virus. | the common marmoset, callithrix jacchus, can be infected with human varicella-zoster virus (vzv), both wild-type strain kmcc and attenuated vaccine strain oka/merck. infection was accomplished with either whole-cell-associated or cell extract vzv by combined oral-nasal-conjunctival application and was characterized by substantial and persistent anti-vzv antibody responses. the infectivity of vzv for marmosets was destroyed by treatment of inocula with heat or uv light. diluted inocula with as fe ... | 1987 | 3041014 |