First discovered in the late 1970s, hepatitis delta virus (HDV) has emerged as an important driver of decompensated liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. HDV requires hepatitis B virus (HBV) for ...

Viruses cause a large burden of human infectious diseases. During the past 50 years, antivirals have been developed to treat many pathogenic viruses, including herpesviruses, retroviruses, hepatitis viruses, and influenza. ...