HHV-6 Foundation, Santa Barbara, USA,
Arch Virol. 2014 May;159(5):863-70. doi: 10.1007/s00705-013-1902-5. Epub 2013 Nov 6.
Shortly after the discovery of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), two distinct variants, HHV-6A and HHV-6B, were identified. In 2012, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) classified HHV-6A and HHV-6B as separate viruses. This review outlines several of the documented epidemiological, biological, and immunological distinctions between HHV-6A and HHV-6B, which support the ICTV classification. The utilization of virus-specific clinical and laboratory assays for distinguishing HHV-6A and HHV-6B is now required for further classification. For clarity in biological and clinical distinctions between HHV-6A and HHV-6B, scientists and physicians are herein urged, where possible, to differentiate carefully between HHV-6A and HHV-6B in all future publications.
人类疱疹病毒 6 型(HHV-6)发现后不久,便鉴定出两种不同的变体,即 HHV-6A 和 HHV-6B。2012 年,国际病毒分类委员会(ICTV)将 HHV-6A 和 HHV-6B 归类为两种不同的病毒。本综述概述了 HHV-6A 和 HHV-6B 之间已记录的几种流行病学、生物学和免疫学差异,这些差异支持 ICTV 的分类。现在需要使用针对特定病毒的临床和实验室检测方法来区分 HHV-6A 和 HHV-6B。为了明确 HHV-6A 和 HHV-6B 之间的生物学和临床差异,本文敦促科学家和医生在今后的所有出版物中尽可能仔细地区分 HHV-6A 和 HHV-6B。