Mouse Foot with Chikungunya Infection (IMAGE)

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Mouse Foot with Chikungunya Infection

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Cells harboring chikungunya virus (red) are visible in a mouse foot 28 days after infection. The virus is notorious for causing prolonged, painful arthritis that can last for years. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a way to fluorescently tag cells infected with chikungunya virus. The technique opens up new avenues to study how the virus persists in the body and potentially could lead to a treatment.

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Alissa Young and Marissa Locke

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