The invention discloses a Marburg hemorrhagic fever suckling mouse infection model capable of being operated in a
biosafety secondary laboratory and application of the Marburg hemorrhagic fever suckling mouse infection model, and belongs to the technical field of
biology. According to the invention, based on a VSV
reverse genetics technology platform, a recombinant VSV-Angola expressing
Marburg virus glycoprotein (GP) is constructed, the VSV-Angola is used as an alternative
virus to cause lethal infection of 3-day-old BALB / c suckling rats, and a
Marburg virus (MARV) alternative animal infection model adapted to
biosafety secondary (BSL-2) laboratory operation is successfully developed. According to the infection model, the space load and the operation risk of a
biosafety secondary laboratory are greatly reduced, a standardized neck subcutaneous
inoculation technology is supported, the
repeatability and the safety of an experiment are remarkably improved, the expenditure budget of an
experimental animal is saved, and the infection model is suitable for research on a neuropathogenic mechanism and
blood brain barrier penetrability of an
antiviral drug; and the method has high
cost benefit and clinical transformation value.