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Meagre ranks of anti-flu drugs look set to grow

A compound thwarts the influenza virus by blocking viral replication.
Influenza A Virus

Influenza viruses are thwarted by a drug that targets a viral enzyme. Credit: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/SPL

Large-scale trials of a new compound show that it quickly beats back the influenza virus — results that could admit this compound to the small club of effective antiviral flu drugs.

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Nature 561, 153 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-06184-9

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