Chikungunya: Researchers find existing compounds that have activity against the virus

Chikungunya virus has caused two recent massive outbreaks sickening millions of people. Now a team of researchers has shown that several existing compounds have potent activity against the critical CHIKV protease enzyme. The research is published October 10 in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, published by the American Society for Microbiology. Chikungunya is a mosquito-born, largely ["]