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Modeling Powassan virus infection in Peromyscus leucopus, a natural host

The tick-borne flavivirus, Powassan virus (POWV) causes life-threatening encephalitis in humans in North America and Europe. POWV is transmitted by ixodid tick vectors that feed on small to medium-sized mammals, such as Peromyscus leucopus mice, which may serve as either reservoir, bridge or amplifi...

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Autores principales: Mlera, Luwanika, Meade-White, Kimberly, Saturday, Greg, Scott, Dana, Bloom, Marshall E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5302833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28141800
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005346