The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), remains a global challenge. Despite intense …

Viral infections play an important role in human diseases, and recent outbreaks in the
advent of globalization and ease of travel have underscored their prevention as a critical …

Infections with flaviviruses, such as dengue, West Nile virus and the recently re-emerging
Zika virus, are an increasing and probably lasting global risk. This Review summarizes and …

Antiviral drugs have traditionally been developed by directly targeting essential viral
components. However, this strategy often fails due to the rapid generation of drug-resistant …

Seaweeds are a typical food of East-Asian cuisine, to which are alleged several beneficial
health effects have been attributed. Their availability and their nutritional and chemical …

Background Pathological viral transmission via food has been a problem throughout
humankind's evolutionary history, impacting food safety and public health. Fresh produce …

In nature, lectins are widely dispersed proteins that selectively recognize and bind to
carbohydrates and glycoconjugates via reversible bonds at specific binding sites. Many viral …

Covering: up to April 2014 The development of drugs with broad-spectrum antiviral activities
is a long pursued goal in drug discovery. It has been shown that blocking co-opted host …

Many natural lectins have been reported to have antiviral activity. As some of these have
been put forward as potential development candidates for preventing or treating viral …

At the end of 2019, a life threatening viral infection (COVID-19) caused by a novel
coronavirus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was …