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Clinical trial for Ebola treatments begins
A clinical trial testing experimental Ebola treatments has started in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the country’s health minister announced. The trial begins as the number of suspected and confirmed cases in the country’s outbreak continues to climb, and as responders are buffeted by violence in the region where the virus is spreading. The clinical trial will test three Ebola therapies (a fourth molecule that has been given to patients in compassionate use programs is not part of the trial as of now) at one treatment center in Beni, with the ultimate goal of collecting enough data to show whether the medications improve the likelihood of survival. Patients who do not enroll in the clinical trial will receive standard supportive care.
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