Development and characterization of a guinea pig model for Marburg virus

Development and characterization of a guinea pig model for Marburg virus

The Angolan strain of Marburg virus (MARV/Ang) can cause lethal disease in humans with a case fatality rate of up to 90%, but infection of immunocompetent rodents do not result in any observable symptoms. Our previous work includes the development and characterization of a MARV/Ang variant that can...

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Main Authors: Gary Wong, Wen-Guang Cao, Shi-Hua He, Zi-Rui Zhang, Wen-Jun Zhu, Estella Moffat, Hideki Ebihara, Carissa Embury-Hyatt, Xiang-Guo Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Press, PR China 2018-01-01
Series:Zoological Research
Subjects:
Marburg virus
Guinea pig
Animal model
Pathogenesis
Online Access:http://www.zoores.ac.cn/EN/abstract/abstract3839.shtml

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