There's no treatment designed for the Ebola strain ravaging DRC. But now there's hope
The strain of the virus that's responsible for the current outbreak has no specific treatments or preventive measures. Three new clinical trials could provide possible breakthroughs.
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Global Health There's no treatment designed for the Ebola strain ravaging DRC. But now there's hope July 7, 20268:51 AM ET By Jonathan Lambert A health worker takes a woman's temperature as part of Ebola screening efforts in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. As part of the effort to quash the outbreak, the first patients have been enrolled in a clinical trial to test two drugs against the Bundibugyo strain of the virus that is spreading there. In addition, researchers plan to study whether another drug could protect people exposed to the virus. Daniel Buuma/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniel Buuma/Getty Images It's been over 50 days since the Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
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