Development of airways protection against respiratory nipah virus infection by inhalation of antiviral peptides

Introduction: Nipah virus (NiV) is a recently emerged zoonotic paramyxovirus, capable of inter-human transmission and listed byWHO among the top eight emerging pathogens, based on the probability of causing severe outbreaks and a pandemic potential. In humans, NiV induces acute respiratory distress and encephalitis with a lethality of 40-100%.Anovel antiviral approach, based on peptideswhich interferewith the fusion of NiV with host cells has...