Two experimental Ebola drugs reduce mortality rate, according to preliminary data
Two experimental Ebola drugs significantly improve a patient’s chance of surviving the virus, according to preliminary data from a medical trial released Monday, offering fresh hope for stopping an outbreak of the disease that has gripped parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo for more than a year.
Of the 2,831 people who have been infected with Ebola in eastern Congo since Aug. 1, 2018, two-thirds—or 1,888—have died, according to the World Health Organization. But patients who received a cocktail of antibodies developed...
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