Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Antiviral efficacy of favipiravir against Zika and SARS-CoV-2 viruses in non-human primates

  • Romain Marlin,
  • Delphine Desjardins,
  • Vanessa Contreras,
  • Guillaume Lingas,
  • Caroline Solas,
  • Pierre Roques,
  • Thibaut Naninck,
  • Quentin Pascal,
  • Sylvie Behillil,
  • Pauline Maisonnasse,
  • Julien Lemaitre,
  • Nidhal Kahlaoui,
  • Benoit Delache,
  • Andrés Pizzorno,
  • Antoine Nougairede,
  • Camille Ludot,
  • Olivier Terrier,
  • Nathalie Dereuddre-Bosquet,
  • Francis Relouzat,
  • Catherine Chapon,
  • Raphael Ho Tsong Fang,
  • Sylvie van der Werf,
  • Manuel Rosa Calatrava,
  • Denis Malvy,
  • Xavier de Lamballerie,
  • Jeremie Guedj,
  • Roger Le Grand

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32565-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Repurposed antiviral drugs present as a valuable resource in the defence during outbreaks, with rigorous evaluation in large animal models keys for translation to clinical implementation. Here, the authors explore the antiviral activity of favipiravir against Zika virus and SARS-CoV-2 in cynomolgus macaques, in order to support future clinical investigations into this RNA polymerase inhibitor.