>>15011786 PB

For a disease that no longer infects even 1 single person …

FDA approves drug to treat smallpox

“Disease considered eradicated in 1980 but drug development for smallpox is an important component for medical countermeasure response”

“Although naturally occurring smallpox no longer exists, concerns about potential uses of variola virus as a bioweapon has made smallpox drug development an important component of the U.S. medical countermeasures response”

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/fda-approves-drug-treat-smallpox

>>15012535

Our work demonstrates the in vitro characterization of Sarracenia purpurea as the first effective inhibitor of poxvirus replication at the level of early viral transcription. With the renewed threat of poxvirus-related infections, our results indicate Sarracenia purpurea may act as another defensive measure against Orthopoxvirus infections.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0032610