Intranasal Infection of Ferrets with SARS-CoV-2 as a Model for Asymptomatic Human Infection

Intranasal Infection of Ferrets with SARS-CoV-2 as a Model for Asymptomatic Human Infection

Ferrets were experimentally inoculated with SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-related coronavirus 2) to assess infection dynamics and host response. During the resulting subclinical infection, viral RNA was monitored between 2 and 21 days post-inoculation (dpi), and reached a peak...

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Main Authors: Helen E. Everett, Fabian Z.X. Lean, Alexander M.P. Byrne, Pauline M. van Diemen, Shelley Rhodes, Joe James, Benjamin Mollett, Vivien J. Coward, Paul Skinner, Caroline J. Warren, Kevin R. Bewley, Samantha Watson, Shellene Hurley, Kathryn A. Ryan, Yper Hall, Hugh Simmons, Alejandro Núñez, Miles W. Carroll, Ian H. Brown, Sharon M. Brookes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
ferret
Y453F
olfactory neuronal cells
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/1/113

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