Vinayakumar Siragam, Gary Wong, Xiang-Guo Qiu. 2018. Animal models for filovirus infections. Zoological Research, 39(1): 15-24. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.053
Citation: Vinayakumar Siragam, Gary Wong, Xiang-Guo Qiu. 2018. Animal models for filovirus infections. Zoological Research, 39(1): 15-24. DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2017.053

Animal models for filovirus infections

  • The family Filoviridae, which includes the genera Marburgvirus and Ebolavirus, contains some of the most pathogenic viruses in humans and non-human primates (NHPs), causing severe hemorrhagic fevers with high fatality rates. Small animal models against filoviruses using mice, guinea pigs, hamsters, and ferrets have been developed with the goal of screening candidate vaccines and antivirals, before testing in the gold standard NHP models. In this review, we summarize the different animal models used to understand filovirus pathogenesis, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each model with respect to filovirus disease research.
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