Experimental Ebola treatments begin in Congo as outbreak grows, offering hope to affected residents
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Prosper Heri Ngorora, Mark Banchereau
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Residents in eastern Congo's Ebola outbreak zone are hopeful as researchers launch a study of two experimental treatments at Bunia's Evangelical Medical Center. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, has infected over 1,400 people and killed 438. The trial, supported by WHO and involving Congo's national biomedical research institute and Oxford University, aims to enroll at least 500 patients. Challenges include community mistrust and overcrowded treatment centers.
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· 3 pulledResidents at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak are pinning their hopes on experimental treatments after researchers began a highly anticipated study in early July of two possible Ebola treatments in hopes of fighting the still-growing outbreak.
At the Ebola treatment center inside Bunia's Evangelical Medical Center, in eastern Congo's Ituri province, the launch of the research was marked by urgency rather than ceremony on Thursday.
As ambulances continued arriving and healthcare workers disappeared behind layers of protective equipment...
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