On the hunt for a dengue antiviral: Scientists comb through scores of compounds to find a drug for ‘breakbone fever’
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19 March 2021On the hunt for a dengue antiviral: Scientists comb through scores of compounds to find a drug for ‘breakbone fever’
The ‘dengue belt’ stretches around much of the planet crossing continents, cultures and time zones, a vast region linked by a common fate: a mosquito-borne disease that can be prevented for a select number of people with a somewhat quirky vaccine. Dengue, however, remains a source of misery for many, a viral infection without an antiviral to treat it.
