Cynomolgus Monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) as an Experimental Infection Model for Human Group A Rotavirus

Cynomolgus Monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) as an Experimental Infection Model for Human Group A Rotavirus

Group A rotaviruses (RVA) are one of the most common causes of severe acute gastroenteritis in infants worldwide. Rotaviruses spread from person to person, mainly by faecal–oral transmission. Almost all unvaccinated children may become infected with RVA in the first two years of life. The...

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Main Authors: Gentil Arthur Bentes, Juliana Rodrigues Guimarães, Eduardo de Mello Volotão, Alexandre Madi Fialho, Cleber Hooper, Ana Carolina Ganime, Noemi Rovaris Gardinali, Natália Maria Lanzarini, Alexandre dos Santos da Silva, Jacob Pitcovski, José Paulo Leite, Marcelo Alves Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
human group A rotaviruses
cynomolgus monkeys
experimental infection model
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/7/355

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