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Resistance to Rift Valley fever virus in Rattus norvegicus: genetic variability within certain 'inbred' strains.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Nov 2000
Ritter Marcus, Bouloy Michèle, Vialat Pierre, Janzen Christian, Haller Otto, Frese Michael
Abstract excerpt
Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is the causative agent of Rift Valley fever, a widespread disease of domestic animals and humans in sub-Saharan Africa. Laboratory rats have frequently been used as an animal model for studying the pathogenesis of Rift Valley fever. It is shown here that Lewis rats (LEW/mol) are susceptible to infection with RVFV, whereas Wistar-Furth (WF/mol) rats are resistant to RVFV infection....
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