Prevalence of rat virus infection in progeny of acutely or persistently infected pregnant rats.
Jacoby RO, Ball-Goodrich L, Paturzo FX, Johnson EA. Prevalence of rat virus infection in progeny of acutely or persistently infected pregnant rats. Comparative Medicine 2001, 51: 38-42. PMID: 11926300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat virus infectionRV infectionOronasal inoculationVirus infectionPersistent infectionProgeny of damsNon-immune damsEvidence of infectionSprague-Dawley damsContact sentinelsMaternal antibodiesPrenatal infectionSerologic testingPregnant ratsPrenatal exposureSD ratsHigh prevalenceWeek 15Infant ratsVirus isolationWeek 9Contact transmissionInfectionRatsPregnancy