Use of Mice in Biomedical Research Jun 27, 2007
A recent example is the establishment of a transgenic mouse model forechovirus myocarditis and paralysis (Hughes et al., 2003) ... Transgenic mouse model for echovirus myocarditis and paralysis. (Suite101.com)
What is myocarditis? Jun 4, 2007
The uncommon disorder is caused by "viral infections such as coxsackie virus, adenovirus, and echovirus. It may also occur during or after various viral, bacterial, or parasitic infections similar to polio, influenza and rubella," the site said. MedlinePlus. (Middletown Press, CT)
* Taiwan Quick Take May 11, 2007
The department, after examining a specimen taken from the girl, confirmed that she was infected with echovirus 6, an enterovirus. Chou Chih-hao (PE), deputy director of the Center for Disease Control, said that there was no immediate risk of an enterovirus outbreak, but because the means of infection was not yet known the public should be on their guard. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
