Ebola Drug’s Success Bolsters Approach for Other Diseases
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An experimental drug given to two U.S. health workers infected with Ebola may help raise the profile of an immune strategy that’s already shown promise against other diseases, including HIV.
The Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc. drug, called ZMapp, is an antibody cocktail designed to block the virus from entering cells. The strategy was thought to be best at preventing infections, but ZMapp’s outcomes in animals, and now possibly humans, suggests the antibodies may treat the sick as well.