Aerosol exposure to intermediate size Nipah virus particles induces neurological disease in African green monkeys.

Nipah virus (NiV) infection can lead to severe respiratory or neurological disease in humans. Transmission of NiV has been shown to occur through contact with virus contaminated fomites or consumption of contaminated food. Previous results using the African green monkey (AGM) model of NiV infection...

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Main Authors: Dima A Hammoud, Margaret R Lentz, Abigail Lara, Jordan K Bohannon, Irwin Feuerstein, Louis Huzella, Peter B Jahrling, Matthew Lackemeyer, Joseph Laux, Oscar Rojas, Philip Sayre, Jeffrey Solomon, Yu Cong, Vincent Munster, Michael R Holbrook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006978