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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2018
The University of North Carolina AT Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Samuel Lai, Carrboro, NC (US);
Ying-Ying Wang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Arthi Kannan, Union City, CA (US);
Kenetta Nunn, Moscow, ID (US);
Durai Babu Subramani, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Richard Cone, Baltimore, MD (US);
Bing Yang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Justin Mccallen, Greenville, NC (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
The presently-disclosed subject matter relates to antibodies, compositions, and methods for inhibiting and treating virus infection in the respiratory tract and virus transmission through the respiratory tract. In particular, the presently-disclosed subject matter relates to inhibiting and treating virus infection in a subject using compositions and antibodies that trap viruses in mucus of the respiratory tract, thereby inhibiting transport of virus across or through mucus secretions.