A 14 year old boy has been reported to have died from a Nipah Virus infection. This happened in Kerala state in India. This location is an area of concern and there have been multiple deaths from Nipah virus since 2018.
There is a high potential for an outbreak originating in the Kerala area to become an epidemic.
Can GRFT (griffithsin) play a role in preventing the spread of this lethal virus?
A 2020 paper published in The Journal of Infectous Diseases details in vitro research and from the results of this study concludes "Our findings, taken together with the favorable pharmacokinetic and safety profiles of GRFT, make Q-GRFT an excellent candidate for further preclinical evaluation against NiV infection."
sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj50d7e9vp6o
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7199786/
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