Spondweni virus infection in pregnant rhesus macaques causes placental pathology without apparent fetal harm
Hunter J. Ries, Livia Romanov, Maria C. Charles, Chelsea M. Crooks, Carson DePagter, Alex Richardson, Grace A. VanSleet, Andrea M. Weiler, Jens C. Eickhoff, Katharina S. Stewart, Leandro B. C. Teixeira, Eric J. Peterson, Michele L. Schotzko, Heather A. Simmons, Jenna R. Rosinski, , Thomas C. Friedrich
This study infects pregnant rhesus macaques with Spondweni virus and finds placental pathology without fetal harm, contrasting with ZIKV-DAK-induced fetal demise.
bioRxiv · Aug 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology