Current approaches in antiviral drug discovery against the Flaviviridae family

• Main Authors: Baharuddin, A., Hassan, A.A., Sheng, G.C., Nasir, S.B., Othman, S., Yusof, R., Othman, R., Rahman, N.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Antiviral; Dengue virus (DENV); Drug discovery
• Institution: Universiti Tenaga Nasional

Viruses belonging to the Flaviviridae family primarily spread through arthropod vectors, and are the major causes of illness and death around the globe. The Flaviviridae family consists of 3 genera which include the Flavivirus genus (type species, yellow fever virus) as the largest genus, the Hepaci...