Further Assessment of Monkeypox Virus Infection in Gambian Pouched Rats (Cricetomys gambianus) Using In Vivo Bioluminescent Imaging.

• Main Authors: Elizabeth A Falendysz (Author), Juan G Lopera (Author), Faye Lorenzsonn (Author), Johanna S Salzer (Author), Christina L Hutson (Author), Jeffrey Doty (Author), Nadia Gallardo-Romero (Author), Darin S Carroll (Author), Jorge E Osorio (Author), Tonie E Rocke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Monkeypox is a zoonosis clinically similar to smallpox in humans. Recent evidence has shown a potential risk of increased incidence in central Africa. Despite attempts to isolate the virus from wild rodents and other small mammals, no reservoir host has been identified. In 2003, Monkeypox virus (MPX...