Simian varicella virus infection of rhesus macaques recapitulates essential features of varicella zoster virus infection in humans.
Simian varicella virus (SVV), the etiologic agent of naturally occurring varicella in primates, is genetically and antigenically closely related to human varicella zoster virus (VZV). Early attempts to develop a model of VZV pathogenesis and latency in nonhuman primates (NHP) resulted in persistent...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-11-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2770849?pdf=render |