Infection of the maternal-fetal interface and vertical transmission following low-dose inoculation of pregnant rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) with an African-lineage Zika virus
M. R. Koenig, A. M. Mitzey, T. K. Morgan, X. Zeng, H. A. Simmons, A. Mejia, F. Leyva Jaimes, L. T. Keding, C. M. Crooks, A. M. Weiler, E. K. Bohm, M. T. Aliota, T. C. Friedrich, E. L. Mohr, T. G. Golos
This study shows African-lineage Zika virus can be vertically transmitted to rhesus macaque fetuses with a low dose, similar to Asian-lineage viruses.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2022Pathology