Antiviral favipiravir successfully treats Lassa virus in guinea pigs

Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 19:30 in Health & Medicine

Favipiravir, an investigational antiviral drug currently being tested in West Africa as a treatment for Ebola virus disease, effectively treated Lassa virus infection in guinea pigs, according to a new study.

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