SARS-CoV-2 causes chronic lung inflammation and impaired respiratory capacity in aged Roborovski dwarf hamsters
Amirhossein Karimi, Carolin M. Lieber, Kaori Sakamoto, Richard Karl Plemper
This study shows that aged Roborovski dwarf hamsters infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop severe lung inflammation, impaired respiratory function, and chronic pneumonia, which can be mitigated by antiviral treatment.
Journal of Virology · Aug 11, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology