Therapeutic Efficacy of Human Monoclonal Antibodies against Andes Virus Infection in Syrian Hamsters

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Oct;27(10):2707-2710. doi: 10.3201/eid2710.210735.

Abstract

Andes virus, an orthohantavirus endemic to South America, causes severe hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome associated with human-to-human transmission. No approved treatments or vaccines against this virus are available. We show that a combined treatment with 2 monoclonal antibodies protected Syrian hamsters when administered at midstage or late-stage disease.

Keywords: Andes orthohantavirus; Syrian hamster; recombinant human monoclonal antibodies; viruses; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Cricetinae
  • Hantavirus Infections* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Mesocricetus
  • Orthohantavirus*
  • South America

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal