Maintenance and distribution of transgenic mice susceptible to human viruses: memorandum from a WHO meeting

. 1993;71(5):497–502.

Maintenance and distribution of transgenic mice susceptible to human viruses: memorandum from a WHO meeting.

PMCID: PMC2393469 PMID: 8261553

Abstract

This Memorandum discusses the use of transgenic mice in poliovirus research and the potential risks to public health. General and specific recommendations are given concerning the maintenance, containment and transport of transgenic animals which are susceptible to pathogenic human viruses, with special attention to transgenic mice susceptible to polioviruses.