PRRSv is infamously known for its impact on the worlds’ porcine industry. Since no efficient treatment is commercially available, this study evaluates the antiviral potential of four drugs derives from compounds which we have shown to inhibit PRRSv. Interestingly, two of these drugs, developed to treat HIV, have shown a significative decrease in viral replication in vitro.
Presenter : Marie-Jeanne Pesant, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, [email protected]
Supervisor : Carl A Gagnon, 3200 rue Sicotte (bureau 3963), [email protected]
Authors, co-authors : Pesant, Marie-Jeanne1,3, Provost, Chantale2, Salmin, Abdulrahman Fuad, M. Jacques3, F. Beaudry1, C.A. Gagnon1,2,3
1Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center [CRIPA-FRQ], Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada, 2Molecular diagnostic laboratory, Centre de diagnostic vétérinaire de l’Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada, 3Research Group on Infectious Diseases in Animal Production [GREMIP], Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada
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