A susceptible mouse model for Zika virus infection
Stuart D Dowall, Victoria A Graham, Emma Rayner, Barry Atkinson, Graham Hall, Robert J Watson, Andrew Bosworth, Laura C Bonney, Samantha Kitchen, Roger Hewson
This paper demonstrates that A129 mice are highly susceptible to ZIKV infection via subcutaneous challenge, making them a suitable model for testing vaccines and antivirals.
bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2016Microbiology