Animal Models of Zika Virus Infection, Pathogenesis, and Immunity

• Published in: Journal of virology Vol. 91; no. 8
• Main Authors: Morrison, Thomas E., Diamond, Michael S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 15.04.2017
• Subjects: Animals; Disease Models, Animal; Flavivirus; Mice; Minireview; Primates; Zika virus; Zika Virus - pathogenicity; Zika Virus - physiology; Zika Virus Infection - pathology; Zika Virus Infection - virology; viral pathogenesis; animal models; Zika virus; flavivirus

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging mosquito-transmitted flavivirus that now causes epidemics affecting millions of people on multiple continents. The virus has received global attention because of some of its unusual epidemiological and clinical features, including persistent infection in the male rep...