Experimental Zika Virus Inoculation in a New World Monkey Model Reproduces Key Features of the Human Infection

Experimental Zika Virus Inoculation in a New World Monkey Model Reproduces Key Features of the Human Infection

Abstract A monkey model of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is urgently needed to better understand transmission and pathogenesis, given its proven association with fetal brain defects in pregnant women and acute neurological illness. Here we experimentally infected 4 male marmosets with ZIKV (prototype...

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Main Authors: Charles Y. Chiu, Claudia Sánchez-San Martín, Jerome Bouquet, Tony Li, Shigeo Yagi, Manasi Tamhankar, Vida L. Hodara, Laura M. Parodi, Sneha Somasekar, Guixia Yu, Luis D. Giavedoni, Suzette Tardif, Jean Patterson
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/294e2f7fb0544b8eaa8d9c5fdf5f2b6d
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