Mouse Models of Zika in Pregnancy Show How Fetuses Become Infected (IMAGE)

Washington University School of Medicine

Mouse Models of Zika in Pregnancy Show How Fetuses Become Infected

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Two mouse models of Zika virus infection in pregnancy were developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The models provide a basis to develop vaccines and treatments, and to study the biology of Zika virus infection in pregnancy. In this photo, Zika virus, marked with red, infects a mouse placenta. The nuclei of the placental cells are marked blue.

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Bin Cao

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