Monodelphis domestica as a fetal intra-cerebral inoculation model for Zika virus pathogenesis
J. M. Thomas, J. Garcia, M. Terry, I. Lozano, S. Mahaney, O. Quintanilla, D. Carlo-Silva, M. Morales, J. VandeBerg
This paper demonstrates that Monodelphis domestica is a suitable model for studying Zika virus pathogenesis in fetal brains, showing persistent infection and neural pathology.
bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2019 · PreprintPathology