Syrian hamsters as a small animal model for SARS-CoV-2 infection and countermeasure development [Microbiology]
At the end of 2019, a novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; SARS-CoV-2) was detected in Wuhan, China, that spread rapidly around the world, with severe consequences for human health and the global economy. Here, we assessed the replicative ability and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 isolates in Syrian hamsters....
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Masaki Imai, Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Masato Hatta, Samantha Loeber, Peter J. Halfmann, Noriko Nakajima, Tokiko Watanabe, Michiko Ujie, Kenta Takahashi, Mutsumi Ito, Shinya Yamada, Shufang Fan, Shiho Chiba, Makoto Kuroda, Lizheng Guan, Kosuke Takada, Tam Tags: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Biological Sciences Source Type: research
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