Establishment of an African green monkey model for COVID-19
C. B. Woolsey, V. Borisevich, A. N. Prasad, K. N. Agans, D. J. Deer, N. S. Dobias, J. C. Heymann, S. L. Foster, C. B. Levine, L. Medina, K. Melody, J. B. Geisbert, K. A. Fenton, T. W. Geisbert, R. W. Cross
This study establishes an African green monkey model for COVID-19, showing high SARS-CoV-2 replication and severe respiratory disease with lower viral doses than in other NHP species.
bioRxiv · May 17, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology