High Infection Rates for Adult Macaques after Intravaginal or Intrarectal Inoculation with Zika Virus

High Infection Rates for Adult Macaques after Intravaginal or Intrarectal Inoculation with Zika Virus

Unprotected sexual intercourse between persons residing in or traveling from regions with Zika virus transmission is a risk factor for infection. To model risk for infection after sexual intercourse, we inoculated rhesus and cynomolgus macaques with Zika virus by intravaginal or intrarectal routes....

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Main Authors: Andrew D. Haddow, Aysegul Nalca, Franco D. Rossi, Lynn J. Miller, Michael R. Wiley, Unai Perez-Sautu, Samuel C. Washington, Sarah L. Norris, Suzanne E. Wollen-Roberts, Joshua D. Shamblin, Adrienne E. Kimmel, Holly A. Bloomfield, Stephanie M. Valdez, Thomas R. Sprague, Lucia M. Principe, Stephanie A. Bellanca, Stephanie S. Cinkovich, Luis Lugo-Roman, Lisa H. Cazares, William D. Pratt, Gustavo Palacios, Sina Bavari, M. Louise Pitt, Farooq Nasar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Zika virus
viruses
arbovirus
infection rates
macaques
intravaginal inoculation
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/8/17-0036_article

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