Dose response comparison of Nipah virus strains Malaysia and Bangladesh in hamsters exposed by the intranasal or intraperitoneal route
Sara C. Johnston, Ju Qiu, SARAH L.W. NORRIS, Rekha G. Panchal, Elizabeth M Punger, Melissa Teague, Joshua L. Moore, David N. Dyer, Ondraya M. Frick, Stephen C. Stevens, Jimmy O. Fiallos, Harold L. Mills, Eugene L. Blue, Willie B. Sifford, Trevor McCarson, , Ayşegül Nalça
This study compares the dose response of Nipah virus strains Malaysia and Bangladesh in hamsters using intranasal and intraperitoneal routes, finding the intraperitoneal route more consistent and Favipiravir only partially protective.
PLoS ONE · May 12, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology