Ebola drugs show ‘90% survival rate’ in breakthrough trial
The drugs, named REGN-EB3 and mAb114, work by attacking the Ebola virus with antibodies, neutralising its impact on human cells.
Two other treatments, called ZMapp and Remdesivir, have been dropped from trials as they were found to be less effective.The trial, conducted by an international research group co-ordinated by the World Health Organization , began in November last year. The findings mean health authorities can"stress to people that more than 90% of people survive" if they are treated early, said Sabue Mulangu, an infectious-disease researcher who worked on the trial.Hailing the success of the study, Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust global health charity, said the treatments would"undoubtedly save lives".
A sense that Ebola is incurable, paired with widespread mistrust of medical workers in the DR Congo, has hampered efforts to stop the spread of the disease.
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