Zika virus encephalitis in immunocompetent mice is dominated by innate immune cells and does not require T or B cells
Abstract Background Until the end of the twentieth century, Zika virus (ZIKV) was thought to cause a mostly mild, self-limiting disease in humans. However, as the geographic distribution of ZIKV has shifted, so too has its pathogenicity. Modern-day ZIKV infection is now known to cause encephalitis,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Neuroinflammation |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-019-1566-5 |