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New research out of the University of Texas Medical Branch potentially points to an effective treatment for Lassa fever, a dangerous, often fatal disease common to much of West Africa but considered a major threat to global health.
In a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, UTMB’s scientists document how a new drug from Zalgen Labs successfully cured cynomolgus monkeys infected with Lassa virus. According to Dr. Robert Cross of UTMB , "This work is yet another example of our dedication of UTMB and its many collaborative partners, including Zalgen Labs and Tulane University, to refine monoclonal antibody therapies against Lassa virus. It no doubt will serve as further support of the value of continued investment in immunotherapeutics research for the treatment of Lassa feve...