In order to assess the effect of the antiviral Ribavirin on the course of JunΓn virus infection in Callithrix jacchus, seven inoculated monkeys were treated with 15 mg of the drug, twice a day, starting 6 days after infection when all animals were viremic. The three untreated controls showed typical
Effect of Ribavirin and immune serum on Junin virus-infected primates
β Scribed by M. C. Weissenbacher; M. M. Avila; M. A. Calello; M. S. Merani; J. B. McCormick; M. Rodriguez
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 212 KB
- Volume
- 175
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8584
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