Evidence That Zika Virus Is Transmitted by Breastfeeding to Newborn A129 (Ifnar1 Knock-Out) Mice and Is Able to Infect and Cross a Tight Monolayer of Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells

Evidence That Zika Virus Is Transmitted by Breastfeeding to Newborn A129 (Ifnar1 Knock-Out) Mice and Is Able to Infect and Cross a Tight Monolayer of Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells

Zika virus (ZIKV) belongs to the Flavivirus genus in the Flaviviridae family. Mainly transmitted via mosquito bites (Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus), ZIKV has been classified in the large category of arthropod-borne viruses, or arboviruses. However, during the past two outbreaks in French Polynesia...

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Main Authors: Mathieu Hubert, Patricia Jeannin, Julien Burlaud-Gaillard, Philippe Roingeard, Antoine Gessain, Pierre-Emmanuel Ceccaldi, Aurore Vidy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Zika virus
mouse model
oral transmission
mother-to-child transmission
breastfeeding
intestinal epithelium
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.524678/full

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