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A Possible Role Of Microglia In Zika Virus Infection Of The Fetal Human Brain
Julien Muffat, Yun Li, Attya Omer…·Rudolf Jaenisch
This study shows that ZIKV infects neural progenitors, astrocytes, and microglia-like cells, with microglia acting as viral reservoirs and facilitating infection of the fetal brain.
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