Modeling Arboviral Infection in Mice Lacking the Interferon Alpha/Beta Receptor
Marín-Lopez A, Calvo-Pinilla E, Moreno S, Utrilla-Trigo S, Nogales A, Brun A, Fikrig E, Ortego J. Modeling Arboviral Infection in Mice Lacking the Interferon Alpha/Beta Receptor. Viruses 2019, 11: 35. PMID: 30625992, PMCID: PMC6356211, DOI: 10.3390/v11010035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse modelAnimal modelsArbovirus infectionInterferon α/β receptorAlpha/beta receptorAppropriate animal modelsNatural hostInterferon alpha/beta receptorSafe therapyProtective efficacyArboviral infectionsImmune responseAdult miceBeta receptorsNew vaccinesDisease pathogenesisExtrapolation of findingsΒ receptorExperimental infectionBiosafety level 3MiceInfectionStatistical significanceVirusPathogenesis