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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Ebola drug trials to be fast-tracked in West Africa

A man stands at the gate of an Ebola virus treatment center in Monrovia By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Experimental Ebola drugs including compounds from Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Sarepta and Tekmira will be tested in affected West African states for the first time in a bid to fast-track trials, the Wellcome Trust said on Tuesday. Announcing a 3.2 million pound ($5.25 million) grant for the work, the global health charity said the money would "enable multiple partners around the world to quickly establish clinical trials at existing Ebola treatment centers". ...




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