Experimental infection of cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) with aerosolized monkeypox virus.

Monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection in humans results in clinical symptoms very similar to ordinary smallpox. Aerosol is a route of secondary transmission for monkeypox, and a primary route of smallpox transmission in humans. Therefore, an animal model for aerosol exposure to MPXV is needed to test med...

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Main Authors: Aysegul Nalca, Virginia A Livingston, Nicole L Garza, Elizabeth E Zumbrun, Ondraya M Frick, Jennifer L Chapman, Justin M Hartings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2942837?pdf=render