Antivirals
Reports from B.A. Pastorino et al highlight recent research in antivirals
Published in Health Risk Factor Week, April 8th, 2008
New investigation results, 'Expression and biochemical characterization of nsP2 cysteine protease of Chikungunya virus,' are detailed in a study published in Virus Research. According to recent research published in the journal Virus Research, "Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that causes epidemic fever, rash and polyarthralgia in Africa and Asia. Although it is known since the 1950s, new epidemiological and clinical features reported during the recent outbreak in the Indian Ocean can be regarded as the emergence of a new disease."
"Numerous severe forms of the infection have been described that put emphasis on the lack of efficient...
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