Antiviral Activity of Favipiravir (T-705) Against Lethal Rift Valley Fever Virus Infection in Hamsters
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Antiviral Activity of Favipiravir (T-705) Against Lethal Rift Valley Fever Virus Infection in Hamsters
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Broad Spectrum Antiviral Activity of Favipiravir (T-705): Protection from Highly Lethal Inhalational Rift Valley Fever
BACKGROUND Development of antiviral drugs that have broad-spectrum activity against a number of viral infections would be of significant benefit. Due to the evolution of resistance to currently licensed antiviral drugs, development of novel anti-influenza drugs is in progress, including Favipiravir (T-705), which is currently in human clinical trials. T-705 displays broad-spectrum in vitro acti...
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