Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for preventing or treating a human suffering from a meningitis, encephalitis, meningo-encephalitis or encephalomyelitis caused by an arbovirus, comprising parenterally administering to the human an effective amount of interferon.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 20, 2005
Publication date:
February 2, 2006
Applicant:
The New York Hospital Medical Center Of Queens
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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 23, 2001
Date of Patent:
September 20, 2005
Assignee:
The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens