A human lung xenograft mouse model of Nipah virus infection.

Nipah virus (NiV) is a member of the genus Henipavirus (family Paramyxoviridae) that causes severe and often lethal respiratory illness and encephalitis in humans with high mortality rates (up to 92%). NiV can cause Acute Lung Injury (ALI) in humans, and human-to-human transmission has been observed...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Valbuena, Hailey Halliday, Viktoriya Borisevich, Yenny Goez, Barry Rockx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1004063&type=printable
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