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Transmission and re-infection of Omicron variant XBB.1.5 in hamsters
21 Jun 2023
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Like its predecessors in the XBB family, XBB.1.5 is highly immune evasive from therapeutic monoclonal antibodies and neutralizing antibodies generated by vaccination and/or infection. However, there is a lack of in vivo data on XBB.1.5 in animal models such as Syrian hamsters. METHODS: Syrian hamsters (females) were used to examine airborne transmission along with virus replication of XBB.1.5 in naïve...
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