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One step further, researchers find drugs that can overcome DHF in 6 hours

Jakarta, CNNI Indonesia

It will be there soon drug which can overcome hemorrhagic fever in a short time.

The research by Professor Paul MacAry and his team at the Immunology Translational Research Program at the National University of Singapore’s Tong Loo Lin School of Medicine is only a few steps away from happening.

I kid you not, the dengue virus that causes dengue fever is even said to be “killed” within six hours by injecting antibodies.

MacAry and team isolated antibodies from individuals who had recovered from dengue fever. This process has been going on for 10 years.

“Apparently we see these antibodies [bisa] kill viruses [Dengue] within hours, and do it at much lower concentrations than the other antibodies we’ve isolated,” MacAry said Asia News Channel.

Currently, scientists aren’t just isolating antibodies to the four serotypes of the virus that causes dengue fever. But also to obtain a few kilos of this ‘substance’ and prepare for the clinical trial of the drug.

“We are in the process of raising funds to support the establishment of manufacturing and clinical trials,” said MacAry. She expects the first clinical trials on serotype 1 to begin in 18-24 months.

MacAry says the drugs his team is developing will be the most effective therapy for cases of deadly dengue fever.

Currently, there is actually a Qdenga dengue fever vaccine that was first approved in Indonesia last August. However, there is no specific therapy or drug that can treat dengue fever.

“What we’re trying to do is reduce the risk of severe dengue symptoms,” MacAry said.

Illustration. One step away, researchers have found a cure for dengue fever. (iStockphoto/Noppharat05081977)

As is known, dengue fever is one of the deadliest infectious diseases. If managed late, this disease can be fatal, including death.

Worldwide, cases of dengue fever have increased significantly. The World Health Organization (WHO) even notes that half of the world’s population is now at risk of dengue fever.

An estimated 100-400 million dengue virus infections occur each year. More than 80% of cases are mild.

In Indonesia, dengue fever is also an endemic disease that needs to be watched out for. In 2022, for example, the cumulative number of dengue fever cases through September was 87,501 patients. Of that number, 816 patients would die.

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