Potent inhibition of Junín virus infection by interferon in murine cells.

The new world arenavirus Junín virus (JUNV) is the causative agent of Argentine hemorrhagic fever, a lethal human infectious disease. Adult laboratory mice are generally resistant to peripheral infection by JUNV. The mechanism underlying the mouse resistance to JUNV infection is largely unknown. We...

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Main Authors: Cheng Huang, Aida G Walker, Ashley M Grant, Olga A Kolokoltsova, Nadezhda E Yun, Alexey V Seregin, Slobodan Paessler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4046933?pdf=render