A novel video tracking method to evaluate the effect of influenza infection and antiviral treatment on ferret activity.

Ferrets are the preferred animal model to assess influenza virus infection, virulence and transmission as they display similar clinical symptoms and pathogenesis to those of humans. Measures of disease severity in the ferret include weight loss, temperature rise, sneezing, viral shedding and reduced...

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Main Authors: Ding Yuan Oh, Ian G Barr, Aeron C Hurt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4349809?pdf=render