Oropharyngeal mucosal transmission of Zika virus in rhesus macaques

Oropharyngeal mucosal transmission of Zika virus in rhesus macaques

Zika virus (ZIKV) is present in body fluids, including saliva, but transmission risk through mucosal contact is not well known. Here, the authors show that oropharyngeal mucosal infection of macaques with a high ZIKV dose results in viremia, but that transmission risk from saliva of infected animals...

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Main Authors: Christina M. Newman, Dawn M. Dudley, Matthew T. Aliota, Andrea M. Weiler, Gabrielle L. Barry, Mariel S. Mohns, Meghan E. Breitbach, Laurel M. Stewart, Connor R. Buechler, Michael E. Graham, Jennifer Post, Nancy Schultz-Darken, Eric Peterson, Wendy Newton, Emma L. Mohr, Saverio Capuano, David H. O’Connor, Thomas C. Friedrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00246-8

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