Lack of susceptibility of Chacma baboons
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N.P. Sithebe; M.C. Kew; M.J. Mphahlele; A.C. Paterson; G. Lecatsas; A. Kramvis;
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The main reason to ascertain whether baboons are susceptible to infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the need to replace chimpanzees, which are endangered, as an animal model for undertaking research into the biology and host–virus interactions of HCV, and for developing a vaccine