Human immune cell engraftment does not alter development of severe acute Rift Valley fever in mice.

Rift Valley fever (RVF) in humans is usually mild, but, in a subset of cases, can progress to severe hepatic and neurological disease. Rodent models of RVF generally develop acute severe clinical disease. Here, we inoculated humanized NSG-SGM3 mice with Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) to investigate...

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Main Authors: Jessica R Spengler, Anita K McElroy, Jessica R Harmon, JoAnn D Coleman-McCray, Stephen R Welch, James G Keck, Stuart T Nichol, Christina F Spiropoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6054394?pdf=render