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Oropharyngeal mucosal transmission of Zika virus in rhesus macaques
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2017.
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Abstract
- Zika virus (ZIKV) is present in body fluids, including saliva, but transmission risk through mucosal contact is not well known. Here, the authors show that oropharyngeal mucosal infection of macaques with a high ZIKV dose results in viremia, but that transmission risk from saliva of infected animals is low.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.00564ee8a1ce45af98f5098b776f6d85
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00246-8