title: Zika and Other Emerging Viruses: Aiming at the Right Target.
abstract: The Zika emergency calls for urgent countermeasures. Recently, Barrows et al. (2016) and Xu et al. (2016) conducted in vitro anti-ZIKV screens to identify potential therapeutics. The off-label use of drugs that may protect against Zika virus-induced brain damage has, however, to be balanced with their risk during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Rega Institute for Medical Research, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dallmeier
authors.affiliation: Rega Institute for Medical Research, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Leuven (KU Leuven), 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: johan.neyts@kuleuven.be.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neyts
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D056687:Off-Label Use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012306:Risk; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy