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Experimental infection of an African dormouse (Graphiurus kelleni) with monkeypox virus

Suitable animal models are needed to study monkeypox virus (MPXV) as human monkeypox clinically resembles smallpox and MPXV is a zoonotic and potential bioterroristic agent. We have demonstrated that a species of African dormice, Graphiurus kelleni, is susceptible to a lethal infection of MPXV and t...

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Autores principales: Schultz, Denise A., Sagartz, John E., Huso, David L., Buller, R. Mark L.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2630398/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18977501
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2008.09.025