2015
Asymptomatic middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in rabbits
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Journal of Virology , Volume 89 - Issue 11 p. 6131- 6135
The ability of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) to infect small animal species may be restricted given the fact that mice, ferrets, and hamsters were shown to resist MERS-CoV infection. We inoculated rabbits with MERS-CoV. Although virus was detected in the lungs, neither significant histopathological changes nor clinical symptoms were observed. Infectious virus, however, was excreted from the upper respiratory tract, indicating a potential route of MERS-CoV transmission in some animal species.
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doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00661-15, hdl.handle.net/1765/89437 | |
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Organisation | Department of Virology |
Haagmans, B.L, van den Brand, J.M.A, Provacia, L.B.V, Stalin Raj, V, Stittelaar, K.J, Getu, S, … Osterhaus, A.D.M.E. (2015). Asymptomatic middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection in rabbits. Journal of Virology, 89(11), 6131–6135. doi:10.1128/JVI.00661-15
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