Therapeutic Antibody Shows Promise Against Marburg Virus in Animal Models
• Researchers have developed a therapeutic antibody that provided 100% protection against Marburg virus infection in an animal model.
• The antibody, developed by TU Braunschweig and partners, targets the glycoprotein on the Marburg virus, preventing its entry into cells.
• Experts suggest producing and storing the antibody as an emergency drug, given the virus's high contagiousness and fatality rate.
• The team is leveraging their experience from the Marburg virus project to develop drugs against other re-emerging viral diseases like West Nile virus.
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