Monkeys who catch Zika virus through bites from infected mosquitoes develop infections that look like human Zika cases, and may help researchers understand the many ways Zika can be transmitted.
Read MoreScientists at Texas BioMedical Research Institute in San Antonio are using a type of primate to help prevent birth defects caused by the Zika virus. Texas BioMed is using four marmosets as its animal model for Zika infection. Virologist Dr. Jean Patterson said Zika infection in marmosets is similar to…
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Read MoreMarmosets were a critical model for understanding the effects of Zika infections on pregnant mothers. In mid-2018, six national primate research centers conducted a collaborative study. It showed pregnancy loss due to Zika infections that don’t generate any symptoms in women may be a common, but unrecognized cause of unexpected…
View and ShareResearchers perform a fetal ultrasound on a pregnant rhesus monkey to study the link between the Zika virus and birth defects. They are trying to learn how, when and where the virus infects the fetus and causes disease. When an adult male is infected, the virus is cleared quickly. But…
View and ShareRhesus macaque monkeys are an important animal model due to their anatomical and physiological similarities to humans. Many benefits to human health would not have been possible without these special animals, including the development of life-saving vaccines such as polio, smallpox, and rabies. Effective treatments for HIV/AIDS have been created because of research…
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