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Experimental Infection of Calves by Two Genetically-Distinct Strains of Rift Valley Fever Virus.
Viruses - 23 May 2016
Wilson William C, Davis A Sally, Gaudreault Natasha N, Faburay Bonto, Trujillo Jessie D, Shivanna Vinay, Sunwoo Sun Young, Balogh Aaron, Endalew Abaineh, Ma Wenjun, Drolet Barbara S, Ruder Mark G, Morozov Igor, McVey D Scott, Richt Juergen A
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Recent outbreaks of Rift Valley fever in ruminant livestock, characterized by mass abortion and high mortality rates in neonates, have raised international interest in improving vaccine control strategies. Previously, we developed a reliable challenge model for sheep that improves the evaluation of existing and novel vaccines in sheep. This sheep model demonstrated differences in the pathogenesis of Rift Valley...
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