Drug combination effective against chikungunya arthritis in mice
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
Chikungunya virus causes a painful, debilitating arthritis for which there is currently no treatment. A new study has found that combining a drug for rheumatoid arthritis with one that targets the chikungunya virus can eliminate the signs of chikungunya arthritis in mice in the earliest stage of the disease.