A combination of doxycycline and ribavirin alleviated chikungunya infection.

Lack of vaccine and effective antiviral drugs against chikungunya virus (CHIKV) outbreaks have led to significant impact on health care in the developing world. Here, we evaluated the antiviral effects of tetracycline (TETRA) derivatives and other common antiviral agents against CHIKV. Our results s...

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Main Authors: Hussin A Rothan, Hirbod Bahrani, Zulqarnain Mohamed, Teow Chong Teoh, Esaki M Shankar, Noorsaadah A Rahman, Rohana Yusof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126360