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SUBMITTER: Dhondt KP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7107294 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dhondt Kévin P KP Mathieu Cyrille C Chalons Marie M Reynaud Joséphine M JM Vallve Audrey A Raoul Hervé H Horvat Branka B
The Journal of infectious diseases 20121022 1
Hendra virus (HeV) and Nipah virus (NiV) are closely related, recently emerged paramyxoviruses that form Henipavirus genus and are capable of causing considerable morbidity and mortality in a number of mammalian species, including humans. However, in contrast to many other species and despite expression of functional virus entry receptors, mice are resistant to henipavirus infection. We report here the susceptibility of mice deleted for the type I interferon receptor (IFNAR-KO) to both HeV and N ...[more]