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SUBMITTER: Rohrs S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8708279 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Röhrs Susanne S Begeman Lineke L Straub Beate K BK Boadella Mariana M Hanke Dennis D Wernike Kerstin K Drewes Stephan S Hoffmann Bernd B Keller Markus M Drexler Jan Felix JF Drosten Christian C Höper Dirk D Kuiken Thijs T Ulrich Rainer G RG Beer Martin M
Viruses 20211203 12
Many people worldwide suffer from hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, which is frequently persistent. The lack of efficient vaccines against HCV and the unavailability of or limited compliance with existing antiviral therapies is problematic for health care systems worldwide. Improved small animal models would support further hepacivirus research, including development of vaccines and novel antivirals. The recent discovery of several mammalian hepaciviruses may facilitate such research. In this s ...[more]