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Ebola outbreak: ZMapp cocktail protects sick monkeys

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Giving the ZMapp cocktail to rhesus macaques up to five days after infection with the Ebola virus completely protected the animals — a finding that a Canadian-led research team say supports compassionate use of the treatment during the current outbreak in West Africa.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ebola-outbreak-zmapp-protects-sick-monkeys-1.2750199?cmp=rss

    

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