This protocol allows the study of the initiation and development of neuroinflammatory responses in the mouse peripheral nervous system during a viral infection. With this model, infections travel a greater distance from the periphery to the periph
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The footpad inoculation model is a valuable tool for characterizing viral-induced neuroinflammatory responses in vivo. In particular, it provides a clear assessment of viral kinetics and associated immunopathological processes initiated in the peripheral nervous system.