U.S. Provides Experimental Ebola Drug for Clinical Trials in Congo Amid Worsening Outbreak
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Mariam Sunny, Siddhi Mahatole And Jennifer Rigby
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The U.S. has provided doses of an experimental antibody drug from Mapp Biopharmaceutical for clinical trials to combat the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This marks a shift from the U.S. position of reserving the drug only for Americans. The contribution comes after the U.S. dismantled USAID and cut aid to the region, and the CDC has warned this could become the worst Ebola outbreak.
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After dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development and slashing aid to the region, the U.S. is now making modest contributions to assist
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said could potentially be the worst Ebola outbreak
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