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Residents in eastern Congo cling to hope as a new Ebola treatment trial begins
Researchers will test remdesivir and MBP134 in up to 1,000 patients as the outbreak grows and no licensed Ebola treatment exists.
- On Thursday, researchers launched a clinical trial at the Evangelical Medical Center in Bunia, DRC, evaluating whether the experimental antibody treatment MBP134 improves survival among patients infected with Bundibugyo Ebola.
- Unlike the Zaire strain, for which vaccines exist, no licensed treatment is currently available for the Bundibugyo Ebola species, which has already caused more than 1,400 diagnoses and 438 deaths.
- Community mistrust, overcrowded facilities, and insecurity hinder the outbreak response, with incident manager Pierre Akilimali noting that nearly 3 out of 4 Ebola deaths occur outside health centers.
- Survivor Gladys Munguro, discharged two weeks ago, called the experimental phase "necessary" to improve survival chances, while Bunia resident Audrey Tengetenge said the trials represent a "light at the end of the tunnel."
- Professor Placide Mbala, coordinator of laboratory activities, stated the research could continue for between three and six months, with a second phase eventually including healthcare workers and high-risk individuals.
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More than 500 people have died from Ebola in Congo, WHO has started experimental treatmentIn DR Congo, a clinical trial of the experimental treatment of the Ebola strain Bundibujyo has started. The outbreak has already claimed more lives 500 people and covered almost 1600 people.
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Residents in Congo cling to hope as Ebola treatment trial begins
Residents at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are pinning their hopes on experimental treatments after researchers began a highly anticipated study in early July of two possible Ebola treatments in hopes of fighting the still-growing outbreak. At the Ebola treatment center inside Bunia’s Evangelical Medical Center, in eastern Congo’s Ituri province, the launch of...
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