Experimental Infection of Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus) with Monkeypox Virus

Experimental Infection of Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus) with Monkeypox Virus

A proposed new small-animal (rodent) model for studying the pathogenesis and treatment of severe orthopoxvirus infections is described. Thirteen-lined ground squirrels (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus) were infected intraperitoneally and intranasally with monkeypox virus (MPXV). A fulminant illness de...

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Main Authors: Robert B. Tesh, Douglas M. Watts, Elena Sbrana, Marina Siirin, Vsevolod L. Popov, Shu-Yuan Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
monkeypox
poxvirus infection
orthopoxvirus
experimental infection
animal model
research
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/9/04-0310_article

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