A Mouse Model of Zika Virus Sexual Transmission and Vaginal Viral Replication

A Mouse Model of Zika Virus Sexual Transmission and Vaginal Viral Replication

Case reports of Zika virus (ZIKV) sexual transmission and genital persistence are mounting. Venereal transmission and genital persistence threaten public health within and beyond the range of ZIKV’s mosquito vectors. In this study, we administered ZIKV into the vaginas of AG129 mice and LysMCre+IFNA...

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Main Authors: William Weihao Tang, Matthew Perry Young, Anila Mamidi, Jose Angel Regla-Nava, Kenneth Kim, Sujan Shresta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Cell Reports
Subjects:
Zika virus
semen
sperm
sexual
venereal
genital
vagina
mouse model
diestrus
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124716316448

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