Experimental Infection of Squirrel Monkeys with Nipah Virus

Experimental Infection of Squirrel Monkeys with Nipah Virus

We infected squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) with Nipah virus to determine the monkeys’ suitability for use as primate models in preclinical testing of preventive and therapeutic treatments. Infection of squirrel monkeys through intravenous injection was followed by high death rates associated wi...

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Main Authors: Philippe Marianneau, Vanessa Guillaume, K. Thong Wong, Munisamy Badmanathan, Ren Yih Looi, Séverine Murri, Philippe Loth, Noël Tordo, T. Fabian Wild, Branka Horvat, Hugues Contamin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Nipah virus
emergent infection
primates
pathogenesis
squirrel monkey
Saimiri sciureus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/3/09-1346_article

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