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The broad-spectrum antiviral favipiravir protects guinea pigs from lethal Lassa virus infection post-disease onset
With up to 500,000 infections annually, Lassa virus (LASV), the cause of Lassa fever, is one of the most prevalent etiological agents of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) in humans. LASV is endemic in several West African countries with sporadic cases and prolonged outbreaks observed most commonly in Si...
Autores principales: | Safronetz, David, Rosenke, Kyle, Westover, Jonna B., Martellaro, Cynthia, Okumura, Atsushi, Furuta, Yousuke, Geisbert, Joan, Saturday, Greg, Komeno, Takashi, Geisbert, Thomas W., Feldmann, Heinz, Gowen, Brian B. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600983/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26456301 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep14775 |
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