Volume 54 Issue 7, July 2025

Improving health monitoring with murine astrovirus detection

Monitoring the health of laboratory mice is essential for standardizing experimental conditions. In a new article, Schmidt et al. examined the progression of murine astrovirus (MuAstV) infection and the associated immune response in three immunocompetent mouse strains and one immunodeficient strain. The results show that the immune response to MuAstV is strain-dependent, contributing to a better understanding of MuAstV infection characteristics. This study supports the inclusion of MuAstV in the routine health monitoring of laboratory mice.

See Schmidt et al.

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