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Review
. 2024 Apr 12;16(4):593.
doi: 10.3390/v16040593.

Antiviral Chemotherapy in Avian Medicine-A Review

Ines Szotowska  1 , Aleksandra Ledwoń  1
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Review

Antiviral Chemotherapy in Avian Medicine-A Review

Ines Szotowska et al. Viruses. .

Abstract

This review article describes the current knowledge about the use of antiviral chemotherapeutics in avian species, such as farm poultry and companion birds. Specific therapeutics are described in alphabetical order including classic antiviral drugs, such as acyclovir, abacavir, adefovir, amantadine, didanosine, entecavir, ganciclovir, interferon, lamivudine, penciclovir, famciclovir, oseltamivir, ribavirin, and zidovudine, repurposed drugs, such as ivermectin and nitazoxanide, which were originally used as antiparasitic drugs, and some others substances showing antiviral activity, such as ampligen, azo derivates, docosanol, fluoroarabinosylpyrimidine nucleosides, and novel peptides. Most of them have only been used for research purposes and are not widely used in clinical practice because of a lack of essential pharmacokinetic and safety data. Suggested future research directions are also highlighted.

Keywords: antiviral; avian medicine; birds; therapy; viral infection; viruses.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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