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A mouse-adapted Yezo virus model for antiviral testing in immunocompetent mice.
Nature communications - 17 Mar 2026
Xu Wenbo, Wang Yuanzhi, Pan Mingming, Tan Qianqian, Jin Fangyu, Sui Liyan, Zhao Yinghua, Liu Nan, Liu Quan
Abstract excerpt
Emerging tick-borne orthonairoviruses pose a growing public health threat, yet few animal models fully recapitulate human disease. Here, we report the development of a mouse-adapted Yezo virus (MA-YEZV) strain that causes lethal infection in immunocompetent mice, mirroring key clinical features of human infection, including thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and severe liver injury. Serial passaging of YEZV in...
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