Antiviral efficacy of favipiravir against Ebola virus: A translational study in cynomolgus macaques.
<h4>Background</h4>Despite repeated outbreaks, in particular the devastating 2014-2016 epidemic, there is no effective treatment validated for patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD). Among the drug candidates is the broad-spectrum polymerase inhibitor favipiravir, which showed a good to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002535 |