| enterovirus d-68 infection, prophylaxis, and vaccination in a novel permissive animal model, the cotton rat (sigmodon hispidus). | in recent years, there has been a significant increase in detection of enterovirus d-68 (ev-d68) among patients with severe respiratory infections worldwide. ev-d68 is now recognized as a re-emerging pathogen; however, due to lack of a permissive animal model for ev-d68, a comprehensive understanding of the pathogenesis and immune response against ev-d68 has been hampered. recently, it was shown that ev-d68 has a strong affinity for α2,6-linked sialic acids (sas) and we have shown previously tha ... | 2016 | 27814404 |