Population
Newborn hamsters (unprotected and those with maternally acquired measles neutralizing antibody)
Comparison
Intracerebral inoculation of human measles virus… vs Unprotected newborn hamsters inoculated with the…
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
up to 90 days post-infection
Authors
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Newborn hamster model enables study of measles CNS latency after maternal antibody; leaves open human relevance.
The newborn hamster serves as a useful model for studying latent central nervous system infection by measles virus.
Wear et al. (1971) studied this question.
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