Experimental West Nile Virus Infection in Rabbits: An Alternative Model for Studying Induction of Disease and Virus Control

The economic impact of non-lethal human and equine West Nile virus (WNV) disease is substantial, since it is the most common presentation of the infection. Experimental infection with virulent WNV strains in the mouse and hamster models frequently results in severe neural infection and moderate to h...

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Published in:	Pathogens
Main Authors:	Willy W. Suen, Muhammad J. Uddin, Wenqi Wang, Vienna Brown, Danielle R. Adney, Nicole Broad, Natalie A. Prow, Richard A. Bowen, Roy A. Hall, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2015-07-01
Subjects:	West Nile virus animal models pathogenesis rabbit
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/4/3/529