Experimental infection of prairie dogs with monkeypox virus

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 539-545

  Xiao, Shu Yuan ^a,b,c   Sbrana, Elena ^a   Watts, Douglas M ^a   Siirin, Marina ^a   Travassos Da Rosa, Amelia P A ^a   Tesh, Robert B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Ctr Biodef/Emerging Infect Dis   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHEEK MUCOSA; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; LIP ULCER; LIVER NECROSIS; MONKEYPOX VIRUS; MORTALITY; MOUTH ULCER; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PERITONITIS; PLEURISY; PNEUMONIA; PRAIRIE DOG; RODENT; SCIURIDAE; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLEEN NECROSIS; TONGUE ULCER; ULCER; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 16244382853     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1104.040907     Document Type: Article

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