CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR TREATING EMERGING DISEASES, INCLUDING INFLUENZA AND VENEZUELA EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of carbodine and 5-F carbodine and analogs thereof for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of influenza, in particular the H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza A virus or 'bird flu' strain of influenza as well as the treatment or prophylaxis of Venezuela equine encephalitis virus or VEE.