Modeling the Disease Course ofZaire ebolavirusInfection in the Outbred Guinea Pig

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BACKGROUND: Rodent models that accurately reflect human filovirus infection are needed as early screens for medical countermeasures. Prior work in rodents with the Zaire species of Ebola virus (ZEBOV) primarily used inbred mice and guinea pigs to model disease. However, these inbred species do not show some of the important features of primate ZEBOV infection, most notably, coagulation abnormalities. METHODS:...

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