One lab is digging into its freezer to thaw out the archived sperm of SARS-susceptible mice. Another is anesthetizing ferrets so they don’t sneeze when the new coronavirus is squirted into their ...

While H5N1 avian influenza virus taken from infected cow's milk makes mice and ferrets sick when dripped into their noses, airborne transmission of the virus between ferrets -- a common model for ...

At the start of 2022, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus blazed across the United States, Seema Lakdawala was in Pittsburgh, finalizing plans to open a brand-new day care. She had found the ...

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow/red) grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells. Microscopy by CDC; repositioned and ...

Established in 2002, the Animal and Preclinical Models Core serves to provide specialized capabilities for developing and characterizing numerous CF animal models relevant to CF pathogenesis and ...

May 19 (UPI) --Researchers have identified two antibodies from an Ebola survivor that can protect mice and ferrets from related viruses. The study, conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and ...

An analysis of ten different species finds that humans -- followed by ferrets and, to a lesser extent cats, civets and dogs -- are the most susceptible animals to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Humans, ...