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Data on life sciences discussed by researchers at Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, December 11th, 2007

A report, 'Tissue tropism and neuroinvasion of West Nile virus do not differ for two mouse strains with different survival rates,' is newly published data in Virology. According to recent research published in the journal Virology, "West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that infects the central nervous system of humans and other animals. In this study, we found that C3H/HeN (C3H) mice exhibited a higher morbidity and mortality than C57BL/6 (B6) mice."

"We compared tissue tropism, viral replication and kinetics for C3H and B6 mice during acute viral infection. WNV was detected in multiple tissues, including novel sites such as the skin,...

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