| abstract |
A method of inhibiting viral replication in a cell comprising administering an effective amount of an esterified derivative of 5-halogenated-2'-deoxy-uridine expressed by the following formula (I) ##STR1## wherein X represents any one of F, Cl, and Br; R 1 and R 2 may be identical or different from each other, each representing an aliphatic acyl group comprising two or more carbon atoms or an aromatic acyl group comprising 7 or more carbon atoms. |