Aerosol infection of Balb/c mice with eastern equine encephalitis virus; susceptibility and lethality

Aerosol infection of Balb/c mice with eastern equine encephalitis virus; susceptibility and lethality

Abstract Background Eastern equine encephalitis virus is an alphavirus that naturally cycles between mosquitoes and birds or rodents in Eastern States of the US. Equine infection occurs by being bitten by cross-feeding mosquitoes, with a case fatality rate of up to 75% in humans during epizootic out...

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Main Authors: Amanda L. Phelps, Lyn M. O’Brien, Lin S. Eastaugh, Carwyn Davies, Mark S. Lever, Jane Ennis, Larry Zeitlin, Alejandro Nunez, David O. Ulaeto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Virology Journal
Subjects:
Eastern equine encephalitis virus
EEEV
Alphavirus
Pathogenicity
MLD
Mouse
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-018-1103-7

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