Confirmation in an Animal Model That RSV Productively Infects and Persists in Key Cells Involved in Immunological Memory
Angela M Fonceca PhD1, Jeff Lauzon-Joset PhD2, Naomi ScottPhD2, Philip A Stumbles PhD1, 2, 3, Deborah Strickland PhD2, Mark L Everard DM4
  1. School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Nedlands 6009, Australia
  2. Telethon Kids Institute, Nedlands 6009, Australia
  3. School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch 6150, Australia
  4. Division of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Nedlands 6009, Australia
Corresponding author:Prof. Mark L Everard
Division of Paediatrics,
School of Medicine,
University of Western Australia,
Nedlands 6009, Australia
Email: mark.everard@uwa.ed.au
Keywords: RSV, acute bronchiolitis, dendritic cells, viral persistence, immunological memory
Running title In vivo infection and persistence of RSV in DCs