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. 2021 Nov 10;167(1):31–44. doi: 10.1007/s00705-021-05298-2

Table 2.

Comparison of DENV infection characteristics in different animal models

Characteristic Animal model
Viral replication
High viremia AG129 mice; humanized mice; marmoset; bonnet macaque
Low viremia Rhesus macaque; chimpanzee; C57BL/6; BALB/c mice; tree shrew
Clinical signs
Dengue clinical manifestations Humanized mice; AG129 mice (DENV serotype and mice-age dependent)
Fever Marmoset; humanized mice, tree shrew
Thrombocytopenia Humanized mice; AG129 mice; marmoset; tree shrew
Leukopenia Marmoset
Skin rash Swine
Liver involvement AG129 mice; C57BL/6 mice
Kidney involvement C57BL/6 mice; BALB/c mice
Vascular leak syndrome AG129 mice (DENV-2 infection)
Neurological signs (not commonly seen in human dengue) AG129 mice
Immune response
Seroconversion Marmoset; bonnet macaque; chimpanzee; mice; tree shrew; swine
Production of neutralizing antibodies Chimpanzee; rhesus monkey; cynomolgus monkey; marmoset; mice models
T cell immunity Marmoset
Antibody-dependent enhancement Rhesus macaque; LysM Cre(+) Ifnar(flox/flox) mice; AG129 mice