Of Murines and Humans: Modeling Persistent Powassan Disease in C57BL/6 Mice

ABSTRACT Powassan infection is caused by two closely related, tick-transmitted viruses of the genus Flavivirus (family Flaviviridae): Powassan virus lineage I (POWV) and lineage II (known as deer tick virus [DTV]). Infection is typically asymptomatic or mild but can progress to neuroinvasive disease...

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Main Authors: Stacey L. P. Scroggs, Danielle K. Offerdahl, Philip E. Stewart, Carl Shaia, Amanda J. Griffin, Marshall E. Bloom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-04-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03606-22