A guinea pig model of Zika virus infection

BACKGROUND: Animal models are critical to understand disease and to develop countermeasures for the ongoing epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV). Here we report that immunocompetent guinea pigs are susceptible to infection by a contemporary American strain of ZIKV. METHODS: Dunkin-Hartley guinea pigs were...

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Published in:Virol J
Main Authors: Kumar, Mukesh, Krause, Keeton K., Azouz, Francine, Nakano, Eileen, Nerurkar, Vivek R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5387205/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28399888
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-017-0750-4
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