Whole-genome sequence of a varicella-zoster virus vaccine-derived strain from an immunocompetent pediatric patient with severe herpes zoster

We report the complete genome sequence of CGI, a vaccine strain varicella-zoster virus (VZV) isolated 29 from a vesicular fluid sample belonging to a 3-year-old immunocompetent patient with severe herpes 30 zoster. The isolated vaccine strain exhibits a wild-type ORF0 gene , in addition to a novel Met/Val 31 substitution in ORF58.