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Chandipura virus was inoculated intraperitoneally into 9-day old mice. Rising viral titers were detected in blood, skeletal muscle and viscera, beginning 3 to 6 h post-inoculation. Significant quantities of virus were initially noted in the brain at 24 h, and titers in that region rose precipitously during the succeeding 72 h. Detectable clinical signs, including neurologic dysfunctions began 48 h post-inoculation. Death was common at 72 and 96 h. The most significant and consistently observed lesions were in the central nervous system and included necrosis of neurons and ependymal cells.
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Jortner, B.S., Bhatt, P.N. & Solitare, G.B. Experimental Chandipura virus infection in mice. Acta Neuropathol 23, 320–325 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00687461
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