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US20170089884A1

Animal model for evaluating filoviruses

University of Texas System

Abstract

The present invention includes methods of making, and compositions comprising, a uniformly lethal filovirus for outbred small mammals by mutation of the viral genome through serial passages in a small mammal, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a filovirus strain from a human subject;

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System
Inventor
Joan B. Geisbert
Priority date
September 11, 2015
Filing date
September 09, 2016
Publication date
March 30, 2017
Language
en
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