Bob Cross @robertwcross1.bsky.social · 08/05/2026As requested…from X, “Probably wise to account for the janitorial staff and cruise staff here as well. Numerous accounts of an uninformed janitorial service worker getting exposed to something they shouldn’t have because of lapses in biosecurity.” 1164
Bob Cross @robertwcross1.bsky.social · 22/03/2025UNC has done most the work on ODV on COVID sph.unc.edu/sph-news/ora...sph.unc.eduOral nucleoside antiviral is progressing toward future pandemic preparedness - UNC Gillings School of Global Public HealthMay 23, 2024 An orally administered investigational antiviral — obeldesivir — is broadly effective against coronaviruses. 010
Bob Cross @robertwcross1.bsky.social · 22/03/2025www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comOral obeldesivir provides postexposure protection against Marburg virus in nonhuman primates - Nature MedicineThe oral drug obeldesivir confers 80% survival when given after lethal Marburg virus exposure in cynomolgus macaques and also delays viral replication and disease onset, suggesting a potential treatme... 110
Bob Cross @robertwcross1.bsky.social · 22/03/2025www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgOral administration of obeldesivir protects nonhuman primates against Sudan ebolavirusOral treatment with obeldesivir completely protects macaques from lethal infection with Sudan ebolavirus 010
Bob Cross @robertwcross1.bsky.social · 22/03/2025www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgThe oral drug obeldesivir protects nonhuman primates against lethal Ebola virus infectionOral treatment with obeldesivir protects macaques from lethal infection with Ebola virus. 010
Bob Cross @robertwcross1.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Working with collaborators at @GileadSciences , we at @UTMB have developed an oral treatment for Sudan ebolavirus, Marburg virus, and most recently Zaire ebolavirus shown effective in nonhuman primates: www.barrons.com/news/ebola-i...barrons.comEbola-infected Monkeys Cured With A Pill, Raising Hopes For Humans: StudyMonkeys infected with Ebola can be cured with a pill, according to a new study out Friday that could pave the way for more practical, affordable treatments in humans. 190
Bob Cross @robertwcross1.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Working with colleagues Gilead, we developed oral drugs to treat filoviruses like Marburg virus and ebolaviruses www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comOral obeldesivir provides postexposure protection against Marburg virus in nonhuman primates - Nature MedicineThe oral drug obeldesivir confers 80% survival when given after lethal Marburg virus exposure in cynomolgus macaques and also delays viral replication and disease onset, suggesting a potential treatme... 1723
Bob Cross @robertwcross1.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Fresh work from our group in collaboration with @GileadSciences in @NatureMedicine demonstrating post exposure protection against Marburg virus in NHPs using oral Obeldesivir. @UTMBProvost @UTMBPresident @utmbhealth with support from @NIAIDNews www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comOral obeldesivir provides postexposure protection against Marburg virus in nonhuman primates - Nature MedicineThe oral drug obeldesivir confers 80% survival when given after lethal Marburg virus exposure in cynomolgus macaques and also delays viral replication and disease onset, suggesting a potential treatme... 040
Reposted by Bob CrossOded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 05/01/2025When the editor rejects the paper but you choose to interpet it as an agreement to see major revisions 1566
Reposted by Bob CrossBK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I can't find African Scientists and researchers easily on here. As the second largest continent with 1.3 billion inhabitants our perspectives matter. I'm creating a starterpack to find folks, follow them and amplify them. If you are an African Scientist let me know below so I can add you. Thanks. 2324319573
Bob Cross @robertwcross1.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Contagion was impressively prescient…not perfect, but not bad… 0100
Reposted by Bob CrossJesse Erasmus @jesseerasmus.bsky.social · 10/11/2024Couldn’t find a virology starter pack so here’s one to get the ball rolling. Repost/reply if you are a virologist so I can find and add you to the list! go.bsky.app/SinqoJU 112341250
Reposted by Bob CrossJesse Erasmus @jesseerasmus.bsky.social · 17/11/2024New paper from Amit Khandhar’s team at HDT Bio demonstrating that our LION/repRNA platform can be thermostabilized by lyophilization, enabling refrigerator stability for at least 1 year! Clear implications for global access to vaccines based on our technology. authors.elsevier.com/c/1k6n4cI2-5... 0105
Reposted by Bob CrossKarim Majzoub @karimaj.bsky.social · 17/11/2024A starter pack for all virologists out there on the blue side ! Might be missing some people but it’s a good start ! go.bsky.app/DmphBCT 379156