Rift Valley Fever Virus Infection Causes Acute Encephalitis in the Ferret

Rift Valley Fever Virus Infection Causes Acute Encephalitis in the Ferret

ABSTRACT Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a pathogen of both humans and livestock in Africa and the Middle East. Severe human disease is associated with hepatitis and/or encephalitis. Current pathogenesis studies rely on rodents and nonhuman primates, which have advantages and disadvantages. We eva...

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Main Authors: Dominique J. Barbeau, Joseph R. Albe, Sham Nambulli, Natasha L. Tilston-Lunel, Amy L. Hartman, Seema S. Lakdawala, Ed Klein, W. Paul Duprex, Anita K. McElroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-10-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
Rift Valley fever virus
encephalitis
ferret
animal model
pathogenesis
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00798-20

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