Zika virus infection of pregnant rats and associated neurological consequences in the offspring.
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus associated with microcephaly and other neurological disorders in infants born to infected mothers. Despite being declared an international emergency by the World Health Organization, very little is known about the mechanisms of ZIKV pathogenesis or th...
Main Authors: | Morgan L Sherer, Pragyan Khanal, Gwen Talham, Erin M Brannick, Mark S Parcells, Jaclyn M Schwarz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218539 |
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