Varicella zoster virus Sequence analysis of 342 clinical varicella and zoster specimens from 18 European countries identified the following distribution of VZV genotypes: E1, 221 (65%); E2, 87 (25%); M1, 20 (6%); M2, 3 (1%); M4, 11 (3%). No M3 or J strains were observed. Of 165 clinical varicella and zoster isolates from Australia and New Zealand typed using this approach, 67 of 127 eastern Australian isolates were E1, 30 were E2, 16 were J, 10 were M1, and 4 were M2; 25 of 38 New Zealand isolates were E1, 8 were E2, and 5 were M1. The mutation rate for synonymous and
Technical diving diving" has been credited to Michael Menduno, who was editor of the (now defunct) diving magazine "aquaCorps Journal". The concept and term, "technical diving", are both relatively recent advents, although divers have been engaging in what is now commonly referred to as technical diving for decades. The term "technical diving" can be traced back to the cover story of the first issue of "AquaCorps" magazine, in early 1990, titled "call it "High-Tech" Diving" by Bill Hamilton, describing the current state of recreational diving beyond the generally accepted limits, such as, deep, decompression and mixed gas diving. By mid 1991, the