Diet-induced obesity impacts influenza disease severity and transmission dynamics in ferrets.
Victoria MeliopoulosRebekah HonceBrandi LivingstonVirginia HargestPamela FreidenLauren LazurePamela H BriglebErik Albert KarlssonHeather TillmanE Kaity AllenDavid BoydPaul Glyndwr ThomasStacey Schultz-CherryPublished in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2023)
A new ferret model and tools to explore obesity's impact on respiratory virus infection, susceptibility, and community transmission.