Experimental Infection of Prairie Dogs with Monkeypox Virus
Studies of experimental infection of prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) with monkeypox virus are described. After intraperitoneal infection, all of the animals died within 11 days. Virus was cultured from their blood and oropharynx several days before death; at necropsy, most of the organs tested c...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2005-04-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/4/04-0907_article |