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Table 1 Animal models for influenza virus

From: Animal models for the risk assessment of viral pandemic potential

Animal model

Model for

References

Pathogenicity

Transmission

Antiviral

Ferret

O

O

O

[103, 104]

Mouse

O

?

O

[103, 104]

Guinea pig

?

O

?

[103, 104, 111, 112]

Syrian hamster

?

?

?

[104, 108]

Nonhuman primate

O

?

O

[104, 113,114,115,116,117,118]

  1. The designation of “O” means that there are many studies using the animal for the purposed study
  2. The designation of “?” means that there are no or not many studies using the animal for the purposed study