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<p>(A) Weight change (mean ± SD) and (B) survival in unengrafted NSG-SGM3 (NSGS) mice and Hu-NSG-SGM3 mice inoculated intramuscularly with 10<sup>4</sup> TCID<sub>50</sub> (Hi) or 10<sup>1</sup> TCID<sub>50</sub> (Lo) of RVFV. Humanized mice were inoculated either 13 or 19 weeks (wk) post engraftment, as indicated. (C) Viral RNA genome copy number (per μL of RNA) normalized to 18S in blood, liver, spleen, and brain collected at time of terminal euthanasia (NSGS mice: 2–3 DPI for Hi or 3–4 DPI for Lo; Hu-NSG-SGM3 mice: 2 DPI for Hi or 3 DPI for Lo) determined by qRT-PCR (mean ± SD). Blood was obtained from all but 3 mice (Lo-13-wk-1 [ID 5082–15], and one mouse each in the Hi- and Lo-NSGS groups). Significant at confidence of *p ≦ 0.05 (NSGS vs. Hu-NSG-SGM3 at same dose); **p < 0.0001 (mean in liver of all groups vs. in spleen or brain).</p

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