Nonhuman primate models for SARS-CoV-2 research: Consider alternatives to macaques

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has significantly increased the demand for rhesus macaques, which might outstrip the supply for COVID-19 research and for other biomedical research studies. Baboons, another well-characterized research primate model, should be considered as a promising alternative for COVID-1...

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Published inLab animal Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 113 - 114
Main Authors Chang, Michael C, Hild, Sheri, Grieder, Franziska
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Nature Publishing Group 01.05.2021
Subjects
Animal models in research
Animals
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease Models, Animal
Humans
Macaca fascicularis
Macaca mulatta
Medical research
Physiological aspects
Primates
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
United States
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Summary:The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has significantly increased the demand for rhesus macaques, which might outstrip the supply for COVID-19 research and for other biomedical research studies. Baboons, another well-characterized research primate model, should be considered as a promising alternative for COVID-19 disease studies.
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ISSN:0093-7355
1548-4475
DOI:10.1038/s41684-021-00755-6