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January 10, 2019

Scientists have gained a better understanding of a potentially fatal tick-borne virus that emerged in China about a decade ago. They found that aged ferrets with the virus show similar symptoms to older humans infected by it, while young ferrets developed no clinical symptoms. This represents the first time researchers found an acceptable animal model to study the virus and develop possible drugs or vaccines to treat the hemorrhagic fever transmitted by the tick species.

https://www.rdmag.com/article/2019/01/scientists-may-have-cracked-mystery-tick-borne-virus