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The COVID-19 pandemic has the research community searching for new therapies. As researchers learn more about the virus, they are seeking research models to validate treatments.
Animal models are valuable tools for COVID-19 research as they aid in elucidating disease pathogenesis and assessing newly developed antiviral vaccines and therapeutics. Scientists have utilized a range of animal models to study COVID-19. The Golden Syrian hamster has been widely used as it has been shown to be susceptible to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 infection1, 2. Additionally, mice and rats genetically modified to express the human ACE2 receptor, such as Envigo’s COVID-19 rodent models, are also in-demand as they allow researchers to utilize these practical models, which, as wild-type animals, aren’t vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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