Experimental yellow fever virus infection in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri spp.) I: gross anatomical and histopathological findings in organs at necropsy.
Milene Silveira FerreiraPedro Soares Bezerra JúniorValíria Duarte CerqueiraGabriela Riet Correa RiveroCarlos Alberto Oliveira JúniorPaulo Henrique Gomes CastroGilmara Abreu da SilvaWellington Bandeira da SilvaAline Amaral ImbeloniJorge Rodrigues SousaAna Paula Sousa AraújoFranko de Arruda E SilvaRobert B TeshJuarez Antônio Simões QuaresmaPedro Fernando da Costa VasconcelosPublished in: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2020)
Squirrel monkeys reliably reproduced the responses observed in human cases of yellow fever and, therefore, constitute an excellent experimental model for studies on the pathophysiology of the disease.