Small Particle Aerosol Exposure of African Green Monkeys to MERS-CoV as a Model for Highly Pathogenic Coronavirus Infection

Emerging coronaviruses are a global public health threat because of the potential for person-to-person transmission and high mortality rates. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) emerged in 2012, causing lethal respiratory disease in »35% of cases. Primate models of coronavirus disease are needed to support development of therapeutics, but few models exist that recapitulate severe disease. For initial development of a MERS-CoV primate model, 12 African green monkeys were exposed to 103, 104, or 105 PFU target doses of aerosolized MERS-CoV. We observed a dose-dependent increase of respiratory disease signs, although all 12 monkeys survived for the 28-day duration of the study. This study describes dose-dependent effects of MERS-CoV infection of primates and uses a route of infection with potential relevance to MERS-CoV transmission. Aerosol exposure of African green monkeys might provide a platform approach for the development of primate models of novel coronavirus diseases.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Emerging infectious diseases - 26(2020), 12 vom: 25. Dez., Seite 2835-2843

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Totura, Allison [VerfasserIn]
Livingston, Virginia [VerfasserIn]
Frick, Ondraya [VerfasserIn]
Dyer, David [VerfasserIn]
Nichols, Donald [VerfasserIn]
Nalca, Aysegul [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Coronavirus disease
Journal Article
MERS
MERS-CoV
Medical countermeasures
Middle East respiratory syndrome
Model
Primate
Respiratory infections
SARS-CoV
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viruses
Zoonoses

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Date Completed 01.01.2021

Date Revised 12.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3201/eid2612.201664

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313203210