MATERNAL ZIKA VIRUS (ZIKV) INFECTION FOLLOWING VAGINAL INOCULATION WITH ZIKV-INFECTED SEMEN IN THE TIMED-PREGNANT OLIVE BABOON
S. Gurung, H. Nadeau, M. Maxted, J. Peregrine, D. N. Reuter, A. Norris, R. K. Edwards, K. Hyatt, K. Singleton, J. F. Papin, D. A. Myers
This study infects pregnant olive baboons with ZIKV-infected semen via vaginal deposition, showing maternal infection and vertical transmission, with differences in tissue dissemination between ZIKV isolates.
bioRxiv · Jan 10, 2020Physiology