Use of Favipiravir to Treat Lassa Virus Infection in Macaques

Lassa virus, the cause of Lassa fever in humans, is endemic to West Africa. Treatment of Lassa fever is primarily supportive, although ribavirin has shown limited efficacy if administered early during infection. We tested favipiravir in Lassa virus–viremic macaques and found that 300 mg/kg daily for...

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Published in:Emerg Infect Dis
Main Authors: Rosenke, Kyle, Feldmann, Heinz, Westover, Jonna B., Hanley, Patrick William, Martellaro, Cynthia, Feldmann, Friederike, Saturday, Greg, Lovaglio, Jamie, Scott, Dana P., Furuta, Yousuke, Komeno, Takashi, Gowen, Brian B., Safronetz, David
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Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6106425/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29882740
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2409.180233
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