{"id":64730,"date":"2014-11-13T11:10:45","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T11:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=64730"},"modified":"2014-11-13T11:10:45","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T11:10:45","slug":"ebola-drug-clinical-trials-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/11\/ebola-drug-clinical-trials-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebola drug clinical trials to start"},"content":{"rendered":"
Clinical trials to try to find an effective treatment for Ebola patients are to start in West Africa next month.<\/p>\n
The medical charity Medicins Sans Frontieres, which has been helping lead the fight against the virus, says three of its treatment centres will host three separate research projects.<\/p>\n
One trial involves using the blood of recovered Ebola patients to treat sick people in the Guinean capital Conakry.<\/p>\n
Two antiviral drugs will be trialled in Guinea and an unconfirmed location.<\/p>\n
“This is an unprecedented international partnership which represents hope for patients to finally get a real treatment,” said MSF spokeswoman Dr Annick Antierens.<\/p>\n
The Ebola outbreak is thought to have infected more than 14,000 people, almost all of them in West Africa. The death toll has risen to 5,160.<\/p>\n
The first trials are due to start next month. Initial results could be available in February 2015.<\/p>\n