Long-term persistence of viral RNA and inflammation in the CNS of macaques exposed to aerosolized Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus.
H. Ma, J. Albe, T. Gilliland, C. McMillen, C. Gardner, D. Boyles, E. Cottle, M. Dunn, J. Lundy, N. Salama, K. O'Malley, I. Pandrea, T. Teichert, S. Barrick, W. Klimstra, , D. S. Reed
This study shows that VEEV persists in the CNS of macaques long after acute infection, with ongoing inflammation and immune cell infiltration.
bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2021Immunology