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MATERNAL ZIKA VIRUS (ZIKV) INFECTION FOLLOWING VAGINAL INOCULATION WITH ZIKV-INFECTED SEMEN IN THE TIMED-PREGNANT OLIVE BABOON
S. Gurung, H. Nadeau, M. Maxted…·D. A. Myers
This study infects pregnant olive baboons with ZIKV-infected semen via vaginal deposition, showing maternal infection and vertical transmission, with differences in tissue dissemination between ZIKV isolates.
DOI 10.1128/jvi.00058-20