Cell tropism and pathogenesis of measles virus in monkeys
Measles virus (MV) is an enveloped negative strand RNA virus belonging to the family of Paramyxoviridae, genus Morbillivirus, and causes one of the most contagious diseases in humans.Experimentally infected non-human primates are used as animal models for studies of the pathogenesis of human measles.We established a reverse genetics system based on