First pill for dengue shows promise in human challenge trial
A pill for dengue fever developed by Johnson & Johnson appeared to protect against a form of the virus in a handful of patients in a small human challenge trial in the United States, according to data presented by the company on Friday. There are currently no specific treatments for dengue, a growing disease threat, the company said ahead of presentation of the data at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting in Chicago. “It is the first ever to show antiviral activity against dengue,” Marnix Van Loock, who oversees emerging pathogens research f...
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