New drug could contribute to stopping measles outbreaks

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Source: CDC/ Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr.

A new oral antiviral drug candidate administered either before or after direct contact or airborne exposure to canine distemper virus, which causes measles-like disease in ferrets, blocks transmission of the virus and reduces clinical symptoms.

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