The United States is sending doses of an experimental Ebola treatment to the Democratic Republic of Congo for use in clinical trials as the outbreak expands. RFI and Daily Sabah both report that the shipment is intended to support trial-based care, with US and World Health Organization (WHO) officials indicating the effort is part of a widening response. The WHO and US officials say the outbreak has surpassed 1,000 cases and recorded more than 250 deaths, underscoring the scale of the public health emergency. Daily Sabah describes the US as taking a more direct role by providing an experimental antibody drug for trial expansion. RFI similarly notes that the treatment is being released for clinical trial purposes and that the drugs are being shipped to the country. The reports align on the core points: the US supplies experimental Ebola drug doses to DRC, the use is tied to clinical trials, and the decision comes amid a growing outbreak with substantial case and death counts reported by the WHO and US officials.
US ships experimental Ebola antibody drug to Democratic Republic of Congo for trial use
The United States is sending doses of an experimental Ebola treatment to the Democratic Republic of Congo for use in clinical trials as the outbreak expands. RFI and Daily Sabah both report that the s...
- The US supplies doses of an experimental Ebola drug to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- The doses are provided for use in clinical trials.
- WHO and US officials report the outbreak has exceeded 1,000 cases.
- More than 250 deaths are reported in the outbreak.
- The shipments are part of an expanded US role in the DRC Ebola response.
Experimental Ebola drugs are being shipped to Democratic Republic of Congo as the United States releases doses of a treatment for clinical trials in a widening outbreak that has caused more than 1,000 cases and over 250 deaths, the World Health Organization and US officials have said.
2 months agoThe United States is stepping into a more direct role in the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo by supplying doses of an experimental antibody drug for use in clini...
2 months ago
Locked or closed exits disputed at Pakistan hospital after fire kills 14 babies
A fire at a hospital in Pakistan kills 14 babies, prompting investigations and competing accounts about the ward exits,...
FDA approves Rasonque (daraxonrasib) for advanced pancreatic cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves Rasonque (daraxonrasib) for pancreatic cancer, with coverage focuse...
16-year-old dies after 100-foot fall during hike in Alta, Utah
A 16-year-old boy, Zachary Jacob Crandall, dies after a fall of about 100 feet during a hiking trip in Alta, Utah, accor...