Methods of treating West Nile virus infection
AssigneeThe New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens
InventorJames J. Rahal
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods of preventing or treating West Nile virus as well as infections caused by other viruses of the Flaviviridae family in animals comprising administering to the animal an effective amount of ribavirin and/or interferon alpha-2b.
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A method of treating a human suffering from a meningitis, encephalitis, or meningo-encephalitis caused by a West Nile virus infection, comprising administering to the human intravenously or subcutaneously or a combination thereof an effective amount of interferon alpha-2b.
A method of treating a human suffering from meningo-encephalitis caused by a West Nile virus infections, comprising administering to the human intravenously or subcutaneously or a combination thereof effective amount of interferon alpha-2b.
A method of treating a human suffering from encephalitis caused by a West Nile virus infection, comprising administering to the human intravenously or subcutaneously or a combination thereof an effective amount of interferon alpha-2b.
A method of treating a human suffering from meningitis caused by a West Nile virus infection, comprising administering to the human intravenously or subcutaneously or a combination thereof an effective amount of interferon alpha-2b.
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