Histopathological lesions of congenital Zika syndrome in newborn squirrel monkeys

Abstract The absence of an adequate animal model for studies has limited the understanding of congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) in humans during the outbreak in America. In this study, we used squirrel monkeys (Saimiri collinsi), a neotropical primate (which mimics the stages of human pregnancy), as a...

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Main Authors: Bianca Nascimento de Alcantara, Aline Amaral Imbeloni, Darlene de Brito Simith Durans, Marialva Tereza Ferreira de Araújo, Ermelinda do Rosário Moutinho da Cruz, Carlos Alberto Marques de Carvalho, Maria Helena Rodrigues de Mendonça, Jorge Rodrigues de Sousa, Adriana Freitas Moraes, Arnaldo Jorge Martins Filho, Maria de Lourdes Gomes Lima, Orlando Pereira Amador Neto, Jannifer Oliveira Chiang, Sarah Raphaella Rocha de Azevedo Scalercio, Liliane Almeida Carneiro, Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, Daniele Barbosa de Almeida Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85571-1