Beyond members of the Flaviviridae family, sofosbuvir also inhibits chikungunya virus replication
A. Ferreira, P. Reis, C. de Freitas, C. Queiroz, L. Villas Boas Hoelz, M. Bastos, M. Mattos, E. Correia Loiola, P. Trindade, Y. Rangel Vieira, G. Barbosa-Lima, H. de Castro Faria Neto, N. Boechat, S. Rehen, K. Bruning, , T. Souza
This study shows sofosbuvir inhibits chikungunya virus replication in cell cultures and animal models, with selectivity over ribavirin and efficacy in vivo.
bioRxiv · Jul 2, 2018Microbiology