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Shedding and Intracage Transmission of Sin Nombre Hantavirus in the Deer Mouse ( Peromyscus maniculatus ) Model
28 Jul 2002
Abstract excerpt
The mechanism(s) by which Sin Nombre (SN) hantavirus is maintained in deer mouse populations is unclear. Field studies indicate that transmission occurs primarily if not exclusively via a horizontal mechanism. Using an experimental deer mouse infection model in an outdoor laboratory, we tested whether infected rodents shed SN virus in urine, feces, and saliva, whether infected mice transmit infection to naïve...
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