Experimental Infection of North American Deer Mice with Clade I and II Monkeypox Virus Isolates

Autor: Yvon Deschambault, Levi Klassen, Geoff Soule, Kevin Tierney, Kimberly Azaransky, Angela Sloan, David Safronetz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 29, Iss 4, Pp 858-860 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2904.221594
Popis: The global spread of monkeypox virus has raised concerns over the establishment of novel enzootic reservoirs in expanded geographic regions. We demonstrate that although deer mice are permissive to experimental infection with clade I and II monkeypox viruses, the infection is short-lived and has limited capability for active transmission.
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