Persistence of experimental Rocio virus infection in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)

Persistence of experimental Rocio virus infection in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)

Rocio virus (ROCV) is an encephalitic flavivirus endemic to Brazil. Experimental flavivirus infections have previously demonstrated a persistent infection and, in this study, we investigated the persistence of ROCV infection in golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). The hamsters were infected intra...

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Main Authors: Daniele Freitas Henriques, Juarez Antonio Simões Quaresma, Helen Thais Fuzii, Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes, Eliana Vieira Pinto da Silva, Valéria Lima Carvalho, Lívia Carício Martins, Samir Mansour Moraes Casseb, Jannifer Oliveira Chiang, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2012-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Rocio virus
flavivirus
persistent infection
golden hamsters
pathogenesis of experimental infection
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