Asymptomatic neonatal herpes simplex virus infection in mice leads to long-term cognitive impairment
Abigail J. Dutton, C. D. Patel, S. A. Taylor, Callaghan R. Garland, Evelyn M. Turnbaugh, Roberto Alers-Velazquez, J. Mehrbach, Katherine M. Nautiyal, David A. Leib
This study shows that asymptomatic neonatal HSV infection in mice causes long-term cognitive impairment, highlighting the role of the γ34.5 gene in neurovirulence.
PLoS Pathogens · Feb 7, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology