Spinal Cord Ventral Horns and Lymphoid Organ Involvement in Powassan Virus Infection in a Mouse Model

Powassan virus (POWV) belongs to the family Flaviviridae and is a member of the tick-borne encephalitis serogroup. Transmission of POWV from infected ticks to humans has been documented in the USA, Canada, and Russia, causing fatal encephalitis in 10% of human cases and significant neurological sequ...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo I. Santos, Meghan E. Hermance, Benjamin B. Gelman, Saravanan Thangamani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/8/8/220