Recapitulating Zika Virus Infection in Vagina of Tree Shrew (Tupaia belangeri)

Recapitulating Zika Virus Infection in Vagina of Tree Shrew (Tupaia belangeri)

Sexual transmission of Zika Virus (ZIKV) elevates the risk of its dissemination in the female reproductive tract and causes a serious threat to the fetus. However, the available animal models are not appropriate to investigate sexual transmission, dynamics of ZIKV infection, replication, and sheddin...

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Main Authors: Zulqarnain Baloch, Zhili Shen, Li Zhang, Yue Feng, Daoqun Li, Na-Na Zhang, Yong-Qiang Deng, Chunguang Yang, Xiaomei Sun, Jiejie Dai, Zifeng Yang, Cheng-Feng Qin, Xueshan Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
vaginal infection
tree shrew
Zika
animal model
vaginal douching
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.687338/full

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