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The ferret: an animal model to study influenza virus
John A Maher1, Joanne DeStefano
1BioResources, Wyeth Research, Pearl River, NY, USA. MaherJ2@wyeth.com
Lab Animal
|October 1, 2004
Abstract:
There has been much critical influenza research conducted in a little-known laboratory animal--the ferret. The authors review some of these findings, discuss the reasons the ferret often becomes a model for influenza infection, and compare the ferret with other animal models.

