Blood Ebola survivors tested as short-term treatment option

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Published the 22 October 2014 Updated 14 October 2016

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An international research consortium will assess whether treatment with antibodies in the blood of Ebola survivors could help infected patients to fight off the disease. If proven effective, this straightforward intervention could be scaled up in the short term and provide an urgently needed treatment option for patients in West Africa.