Nature

A novel orally infected hamster model for Coxsackievirus A16 hand-foot-and-mouth disease and encephalomyelitis

Coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) is one of the major causes of mild and self-limiting hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) in young children, which may occasionally leads to serious neurological ...
News Medical

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron study on hamsters, shows virus results in a less severe disease

In a recent study published on the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigate the ability of immunity acquired from prototype severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus disease ...
Nasdaq

Study demonstrates oral vaccination significantly reduces viral titers in the lung and protects against COVID-19 in animal model

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vaxart, Inc. (NASDAQ: VXRT) announced today the Journal of Infectious Diseases has published complete data from Vaxart’s preclinical ...
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Study reports reduced disease severity in Syrian hamsters during re-infection with SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant

In a recent study published in the latest issue of the Journal Viruses, researchers studied the immune responses in Syrian hamsters re-infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...