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- Title
Antiviral Chemotherapy in Avian Medicine—A Review.
- Authors
Szotowska, Ines; Ledwoń, Aleksandra
- Abstract
This review article describes the current knowledge about the use of antiviral chemotherapeutics in avian species, such as farm poultry and companion birds. Specific therapeutics are described in alphabetical order including classic antiviral drugs, such as acyclovir, abacavir, adefovir, amantadine, didanosine, entecavir, ganciclovir, interferon, lamivudine, penciclovir, famciclovir, oseltamivir, ribavirin, and zidovudine, repurposed drugs, such as ivermectin and nitazoxanide, which were originally used as antiparasitic drugs, and some others substances showing antiviral activity, such as ampligen, azo derivates, docosanol, fluoroarabinosylpyrimidine nucleosides, and novel peptides. Most of them have only been used for research purposes and are not widely used in clinical practice because of a lack of essential pharmacokinetic and safety data. Suggested future research directions are also highlighted.
- Subjects
AVIAN medicine; ANTIVIRAL agents; RIBAVIRIN; ANTIPARASITIC agents; GANCICLOVIR; OSELTAMIVIR
- Publication
Viruses (1999-4915), 2024, Vol 16, Issue 4, p593
- ISSN
1999-4915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/v16040593