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ReviewThe American journal of pathology2020

A Guide for the Use of the Ferret Model for Influenza Virus Infection.

Jessica A Belser, Alissa M Eckert, Thanhthao Huynh, Joy M Gary, Jana M Ritter, Terrence M Tumpey, Taronna R Maines

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Review in The American journal of pathology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica A BelserInfluenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: jax6@cdc.gov.
Alissa M EckertDivision of Communication Services, Office of the Associate Director for Communication, Atlanta, Georgia.
Thanhthao HuynhDivision of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Joy M GaryDivision of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Jana M RitterDivision of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Terrence M TumpeyInfluenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia.
Taronna R MainesInfluenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USNational Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases · USOffice of the Director · US

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As influenza viruses continue to jump species barriers to cause human infection, assessments of disease severity and viral replication kinetics in vivo provide crucial information for public health professionals. The ferret model is a valuable resource for evaluating influenza virus pathogenicity; thus, understanding the most effective techniques for sample collection and usage, as well as the full spectrum of attainable data after experimental inoculation in this species, is paramount. This is especially true for scheduled necropsy of virus-infected ferrets, a standard component in evaluation of influenza virus pathogenicity, as necropsy findings can provide important information regarding disease severity and pathogenicity that is not otherwise available from the live animal. In this review, we describe the range of influenza viruses assessed in ferrets, the measures of experimental disease severity in this model, and optimal sample collection during necropsy of virus-infected ferrets. Collectively, this information is critical for assessing systemic involvement after influenza virus infection in mammals.

Indexed as

Disease Models, AnimalAnimalsBiomedical ResearchFerretsInfluenza A virusOrthomyxoviridae Infections

Identifiers

PMID31654637
PMCPMC8264465
OpenAlexW2982051303

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Registered trials

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