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KMID : 0359320210610020012
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2021 Volume.61 No. 2 p.12 ~ p.12
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Clinical profile of Asian and African strains of Zika virus in immunocompetent mice
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Shin Minna
Kim Jini
Park Jeong-Ho
Hahn Tae-Wook
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Abstract
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The mosquito-borne pathogen Zika virus may result in neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barre syndrome and microcephaly. The virus is classified as a member of the Flaviviridae family and its wide spread in multiple continents is a significant threat to public health. So, there is a need to develop animal models to examine the pathogenesis of the disease and develop vaccines. To examine the clinical profile during Zika virus infection, we infected neonatal and adult wild-type mice (C57BL/6 and Balb/c) and compared the clinical signs of African-lineage strain (MR766) and Asian-lineage strain (PRVABC59, MEX2-81) of Zika virus. Consistent with previous reports, eight-week-old female Balb/c mice infected with these viral strains showed changes in body weight, survival rate, and no neurologic signs, but demonstrated increases in the weights of spleens and hearts. However, one-day-old neonates showed significantly lower survival rate and body weight with the African-lineage strain than the Asian-lineage strain. These results confirmed the pathogenic differences between Zika virus strains. We also evaluated the clinical responses in neonatal and adult mice of different strains. Our findings suggest that these are useful mouse models for characterization of Zika virus for vaccine development.
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KEYWORD
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Zika virus, models, animal, Zika virus strains, signs and symptoms, infections
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