| recapitulating zika virus infection in vagina of tree shrew (tupaia belangeri). | sexual transmission of zika virus (zikv) elevates the risk of its dissemination in the female reproductive tract and causes a serious threat to the fetus. however, the available animal models are not appropriate to investigate sexual transmission, dynamics of zikv infection, replication, and shedding. the use of tree shrew as a small animal model of zikv vaginal infection was assessed in this study. a total of 23 sexually mature female tree shrews were infected with zikv gz01 via the intravagina ... | 2021 | 34249779 |