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Study identifies a nonhuman primate model that mimics severe COVID-19 similar to humans – Science Daily

New research suggests that aged African green monkeys may be suitable models for the study of severe forms of COVID-19.

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Aged, wild-caught African green monkeys exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with clinical symptoms similar to those observed in the most serious human cases of COVID-19, report researchers in The American Journal of Pathology, published by Elsevier. This is the first study to show that African green monkeys can develop severe clinical disease after SARS-CoV-2 infection, suggesting that they may be useful models for the study of COVID-19 in humans.”Animal…

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