All Pablo Guardado-Calvo articles
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NewsScientists reveal how deadly Andes hantavirus attaches to human cells
Earlier this year, an outbreak of Andes hantavirus on a cruise ship, which killed three passengers and sickened 13, highlighted the lack of approved vaccines or treatments for the virus. Scientists now show how the virus recognizes its target on a human cell, a finding that could lead to effective therapies against Andes virus and other hantaviruses.
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NewsMpox: a better understanding of tecovirimat resistance
Through biochemical and structural studies, researchers managed to find out how the mutation of an enzyme could affect the interactions between it and the antiviral drug against mpox virus, tecovirimat, hence leading to a better understanding in developing new therapeutic approach against all mpox strains.