A Novel Nonhuman Primate Model for Influenza Transmission

Studies of influenza transmission are necessary to predict the pandemic potential of emerging influenza viruses. Currently, both ferrets and guinea pigs are used in such studies, but these species are distantly related to humans. Nonhuman primates (NHP) share a close phylogenetic relationship with h...

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Main Authors: Moncla, Louise H., Ross, Ted M., Dinis, Jorge M., Weinfurter, Jason T., Mortimer, Tatum D., Schultz-Darken, Nancy, Brunner, Kevin, Capuano, Saverio V., Boettcher, Carissa, Post, Jennifer, Johnson, Michael, Bloom, Chalise E., Weiler, Andrea M., Friedrich, Thomas C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828296/