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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Chen Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7002393 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in microbiology 20200130
The association of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection and severe complications including neurological sequelae especially fetal microcephaly has aroused global attentions since its outbreak in 2015. Currently, there are no vaccines or therapeutic drugs clinically approved for treatments of ZIKV infection, however. And the drugs used for treating ZIKV in pregnant women require a higher safety profile. Here, we identified an anti-asthmatic drug, montelukast, which is of safety profile for pregnant women ...[more]