Rapid screening for entry inhibitors of highly pathogenic viruses under low-level biocontainment.

Emerging viruses including Nipah, Hendra, Lujo, and Junin viruses have enormous potential to spread rapidly. Nipah virus, after emerging as a zoonosis, has also evolved the capacity for human-to-human transmission. Most of the diseases caused by these pathogens are untreatable and require high bioco...

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Main Authors: Aparna Talekar, Antonello Pessi, Fraser Glickman, Uttara Sengupta, Thomas Briese, Michael A Whitt, Cyrille Mathieu, Branka Horvat, Anne Moscona, Matteo Porotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3292545?pdf=render