Article
Pathogenesis of a phleboviral infection (Punta Toro virus) in golden Syrian hamsters.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 1990
Anderson G W, Slayter M V, Hall W, Peters C J
Abstract excerpt
The hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, was examined as a possible model for investigating the poorly defined pathogenesis of the family Bunyaviridae, genus Phlebovirus. Punta Toro virus (PTV) isolates from Eastern Panama were highly virulent for two outbred and five inbred hamster strains, while isolates from western Panama were of low virulence. The Adames strain (eastern Panama) of PTV (LD50 approximately 1 PFU,...
Topics
- Animals
- Antigens, Viral
- Bunyaviridae
- Bunyaviridae Infections
- Cricetinae
- Cricetulus
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Male
- Mesocricetus
- Neutralization Tests
