Patent ID: 8003674

Claim:
A method for inhibiting flavivirus replication, comprising contacting a virus with a compound selected from the group consisting of N′-(1,1-dioxido-2-phenyl-1,4,2-dithiazolidin-3-ylidene)-N,N-diphenylthiourea (TYT-1); (2,5-dimethyl-1,1-dioxido-1,4,2-dithiazolidin-3-ylidene)bis(1-methylethyl)thiourea (TYT-2); [1,1-dioxido-2-(phenylmethyl)-1,4,2-dithiazolidin-3-ylidene]bis(1-methylethyl)-thiourea (TYT-3); (1,1-dioxido-2-phenyl-1,4,2-dithiazolidin-3-ylidene)-bis(phenylmethyl)-thiourea (TYT-4); and combinations thereof, wherein the virus is selected from West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus.