Histologic pulmonary lesions of SARS-CoV-2 in 4 nonhuman primate species: An institutional comparative review

• Published in: Veterinary pathology Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 673 - 680
• Main Authors: Clancy, Chad S., Shaia, Carl, Munster, Vincent, de Wit, Emmie, Hawman, David, Okumura, Atsushi, Feldmann, Heinz, Saturday, Greg, Scott, Dana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2022
• Subjects: COVID-19; animal models; SARS-CoV-2; diffuse alveolar damage; coronavirus; zoonoses; nonhuman primates

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is an emergent, amphixenotic infection that resulted in a pandemic declaration in March 2020. A rapid search for appropriate animal models of this newly emergent viral respiratory disease...