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Characterization of a murine model of non-lethal, symptomatic dengue virus infection.
Scientific reports - 20 Mar 2018
Sarathy Vanessa V, White Mellodee, Li Li, Kaiser Jaclyn A, Campbell Gerald A, Milligan Gregg N, Bourne Nigel, Barrett Alan D T
Abstract excerpt
The mosquito-borne disease dengue is caused by four serologically- and genetically-related viruses, termed DENV-1 to DENV-4. Historical setbacks due to lack of human-like mouse models of dengue were partially remedied with characterization of lethal DENV-2 infection in immunocompromised AG129 mice (deficient in IFN-α/β/γ receptors). Recently, our group established lethal AG129 mouse infection models of DENV-1,...
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