UAH researchers develop antiviral candidate for deadly mosquito-borne brain infections

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (JUNE 16, 2026) – Can newly identified antiviral compounds help stop some of the most dangerous mosquito-borne viruses that attack the brain? A research team led by scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has generated a new class of antiviral compounds that show strong therapeutic potential against Venezuelan equine...