Fig. 12: Microglial reactivity in brain sections of control and JUAV-infected adult mice.

Photomicrographs of IBA-1-immunolabeled brain sections from control (n = 5) and JUAV-infected (n = 10) adult BALB/c mice. A–C Surveillant microglia in control mice: A cerebral córtex, B hippocampus, C spinal cord, D–F microglia from Group 1 (G1)-infected mice displaying minimal reactivity: D cerebral córtex, E hippocampus, F spinal cord, G–I reactive microglia in Group 2 (G2) infected mice: G cerebral cortex, H hippocampus, I spinal cord, J–L reactive microglia in Group 3 (G3) infected mice: J cerebral cortex, K hippocampus, and L spinal cord. Scale bar = 50 µm. Observations were confirmed in three independent experiments.