Hopes raised for Ebola treatment

Most monkeys given dual therapy survive infection with lethal virus

DEADLY FOE  The lethal Ebola virus (shown in a false-color micrograph) appears susceptible to a combination treatment of antibodies and the antiviral drug interferon alpha, a study in monkeys shows.

 

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A new treatment has protected monkeys exposed to live Ebola virus, one of the world’s most fearsome pathogens.