There is an urgent need to identify antivirals to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic. Herein, we
report the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 to recombinant human interferons α and β (IFNα/β). …

Airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
via air-conditioning systems poses a significant threat for the continued escalation of the …

Zika virus (ZIKV), a member of the Flaviviridae family, has recently been linked to abnormal
pregnancies, fetal death, microcephaly, and Guillain-Barré syndrome in humans. …

Opioid use disorder (OUD) affects over two million in the United States and is an increasing
public health crisis. The abuse of fentanyl and the emergence of potent fentanyl derivatives …

Interferon γ (IFN-γ) has pleiotropic biological effects, including intrinsic antiviral activity as
well as stimulation and regulation of immune responses. An infectious recombinant human …

Lassa virus (LASV), the causative agent of Lassa fever (LF), was first identified in 1969. Since
then, outbreaks in the endemic countries of Nigeria, Liberia, and Sierra Leone occur on an …

Zika virus (ZIKV) causes mostly asymptomatic infection or mild febrile illness. However, with
an increasing number of patients, various clinical features such as microcephaly, Guillain-…

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose a major public health burden around
the world. The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-…

Influenza A virus (IAV) matrix protein 2 (M2), an ion channel, is crucial for virus infection, and
therefore, an important anti-influenza drug target. Adamantanes, also known as M2 channel …

Lassa virus (LASV), a member of the family Arenaviridae, is the causative agent of Lassa
fever. Lassa virus is endemic in West African countries, such as Nigeria, Guinea, Liberia, and …