Background: The emergence of Zika virus (ZIKV) is associated to dramatic complications in fetuses and neonates. As there is no vaccine and no drug to prevent and treat ZIKV infections, there is an urgent need to have active drugs against ZIKV that can be used during pregnancy. Large screening strategies suggested that azithromycin (AZ) has an in vitro activity against ZIKV, we provide additional data supporting this hypothesis.
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