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ArticleViruses2020

Evaluation of Baloxavir Marboxil and Peramivir for the Treatment of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza in Chickens.

Augustin Twabela, Masatoshi Okamatsu, Keita Matsuno, Norikazu Isoda, Yoshihiro Sakoda

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Article in Viruses, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Augustin TwabelaLaboratory of Microbiology, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0695-2734
Masatoshi OkamatsuLaboratory of Microbiology, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan.
Keita MatsunoInternational Collaboration Unit, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 011-0020, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4205-6526
Norikazu IsodaLaboratory of Microbiology, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan.
Yoshihiro SakodaLaboratory of Microbiology, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7021-1688
Hokkaido University · JPMinistry of Public Health · CD

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Control measures in the case of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in poultry include culling, surveillance, and biosecurity; wild birds in captivity may also be culled, although some rare bird species should be rescued for conservation. In this study, two anti-influenza drugs, baloxavir marboxil (BXM) and peramivir (PR), used in humans, were examined in treating HPAI in birds, using chickens as a model. Chickens were infected with H5N6 HPAI virus and were treated immediately or 24 h from challenge with 20 mg/kg BXM or PR twice a day for five days. As per our findings, BXM significantly reduced virus replication in organs and provided full protection to chickens compared with that induced by PR. In the 24-h-delayed treatment, neither drug completely inhibited virus replication nor ensured the survival of infected chickens. A single administration of 2.5 mg/kg of BXM was determined as the minimum dose required to fully protect chickens from HPAI virus; the concentration of baloxavir acid, the active form of BXM, in chicken blood at this dose was sufficient for a 48 h antiviral effect post-administration. Thus, these data can be a starting point for the use of BXM and PR in treating captive wild birds infected with HPAI virus.

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Acids, CarbocyclicAnimalsAntiviral AgentsChickensDibenzothiepinsDrug MonitoringGuanidinesInfluenza A virusInfluenza in BirdsMorpholinesOrgan SpecificityPyridonesTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeTriazinesVirus SheddingAcids, CarbocyclicAntiviral AgentsbaloxavirDibenzothiepinsGuanidinesMorpholinesperamivirPyridonesTriazinesbaloxavir marboxilchicken modelhigh pathogenicity avian influenzaperamivirtreatment

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PMID33302389
PMCPMC7762593
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