{
  "id": 10608248,
  "title": "EIDD-3525 is a broad-spectrum antiviral against alphavirus infection that targets the nsP4 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/eidd-3525-is-a-broad-spectrum-antiviral-against-alphavirus-infection",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.26.754626v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mosquito-transmitted alphaviruses, including chikungunya (CHIKV), Mayaro, Eastern equine encephalitis, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses, cause severe arthritic or neurologic disease in humans. There are currently no approved antiviral treatments against alphavirus infection. Here, we report that the purine ribonucleoside EIDD-3525 is a potent inhibitor of alphavirus replication in vitro…",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}