Successful treatment of advanced Ebola virus infection with T-705 (favipiravir) in a small animal model.

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Published in Antiviral Res on February 26, 2014

Authors

Lisa Oestereich1, Anja Lüdtke2, Stephanie Wurr1, Toni Rieger1, César Muñoz-Fontela2, Stephan Günther3

Author Affiliations

1: Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 74, 20359 Hamburg, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hamburg, Germany.
2: Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 74, 20359 Hamburg, Germany; Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Martinistrasse 52, 20251 Hamburg, Germany.
3: Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 74, 20359 Hamburg, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hamburg, Germany. Electronic address: guenther@bni.uni-hamburg.de.

Associated clinical trials:

Study on Safety and Efficacy of Favipiravir (Favipira) for COVID-19 Patient in Selected Hospitals of Bangladesh | NCT04402203

Clinical Trial of Favipiravir Treatment of Patients With COVID-19 | NCT04600999

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