Another indication of neuroinvasion of Covid.

Murine model, but compelling.

COVID-19 Attack On Brain, Not Lungs, Triggers Severe Disease In Mice
Researchers also found virus levels were over 1,000 times higher in the brain than other parts of the body.

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.Herein, using K18-hACE2 mice, we demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 neuroinvasion and encephalitis is associated with mortality in these mice. Intranasal infection of K18-hACE2 mice with 105 plaque-forming units of SARS-CoV-2 resulted in 100% mortality by day 6 after infection. The highest virus titers in the lungs were observed on day 3 and declined on days 5 and 6 after infection. By contrast, very high levels of infectious virus were uniformly detected in the brains of all the animals on days 5 and 6. Onset of severe disease in infected mice correlated with peak viral levels in the brain. SARS-CoV-2-infected mice exhibited encephalitis hallmarks characterized by production of cytokines and chemokines, leukocyte infiltration, hemorrhage and neuronal cell death

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https://neurosciencenews.com/covid-19-brain-1...5KkgTha8PA