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First mouse model for rare respiratory disease created
IANS | Washington
February 1, 2014 Last Updated at 17:36 IST
The elusive Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) - the coronavirus outbreak from Saudi Arabia that killed 77 of the 180 people who have contracted it - have finally got an answer.
Researchers have created the first mouse model of the disease which could enable faster testing of drugs and vaccines.
The method used to make mice susceptible to MERS might also provide a quick way to study future pandemic viruses in mice...
First mouse model for rare respiratory disease created
IANS | Washington
February 1, 2014 Last Updated at 17:36 IST
The elusive Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) - the coronavirus outbreak from Saudi Arabia that killed 77 of the 180 people who have contracted it - have finally got an answer.
Researchers have created the first mouse model of the disease which could enable faster testing of drugs and vaccines.
The method used to make mice susceptible to MERS might also provide a quick way to study future pandemic viruses in mice...