Detailed analysis of the African green monkey model of Nipah virus disease.

Henipaviruses are implicated in severe and frequently fatal pneumonia and encephalitis in humans. There are no approved vaccines or treatments available for human use, and testing of candidates requires the use of well-characterized animal models that mimic human disease. We performed a comprehensiv...

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Main Authors: Sara C Johnston, Thomas Briese, Todd M Bell, William D Pratt, Joshua D Shamblin, Heather L Esham, Ginger C Donnelly, Joshua C Johnson, Lisa E Hensley, W Ian Lipkin, Anna N Honko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4338303?pdf=render