The African strain of Zika virus causes more severe in utero infection than Asian strain in a porcine fetal transmission model

Studies in mice showed that African Zika virus (ZIKV) strains cause more damage in embryos. These studies, however, were limited to the mouse-adapted African MR766 strain or infection at early gestation. Here, we compared infection of Asian and African strains in the fetal pig model at midgestation....

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Main Authors: Daniel Udenze, Ivan Trus, Nathalie Berube, Volker Gerdts, Uladzimir Karniychuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1644967
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