Obstetric Ultrasonography to Detect Fetal Abnormalities in a Mouse Model for Zika Virus Infection

Obstetric Ultrasonography to Detect Fetal Abnormalities in a Mouse Model for Zika Virus Infection

In 2015 Zika virus (ZIKV) emerged for the first time in South America. The following ZIKV epidemic resulted in the appearance of a clinical phenotype with microcephaly and other severe malformations in newborns. So far, mechanisms of ZIKV induced damage to the fetus are not completely understood. Pr...

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Main Authors: Dominik Forster, Jan Hendrik Schwarz, Katrin Brosinski, Ulrich Kalinke, Gerd Sutter, Asisa Volz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
zika virus
uteroplacental infection
viral pathogenesis
pregnancy
ultrasound
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/1/72

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