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Researchers identify a new drug target for Ebola, Marburg viruses – News-Medical.net
Ebola and Marburg are among the most deadly viruses, with mortality rates from these infections ranging from 25% to 90%.
Ebola and Marburg are among the most deadly viruses, with mortality rates from these infections ranging from 25% to 90%. While no drugs currently are available on the market to prevent infection from these viruses — they belong to a category of viruses called filoviruses, which are known to cause hemorrhagic fever — researchers have identified a few small drug molecules that can block filoviruses from infecting cells by occupying a single site on a glycoprotein in the virus.
Now, researchers at…
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