Paramyxoviruses have the potential to trigger a devastating pandemic. This family of viruses includes measles, Nipah virus, mumps, Newcastle disease and canine distemper.
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv pre-print server, researchers in the United States described a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-neutralizing monoclonal antibody (mAb) SP1-77 that broadly neutralized its multiple variants of concern (VOCs).