Ebola Treatment Trial Begins in DR Congo

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the start of a clinical trial for potential Ebola treatments in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The first patient has been enrolled in the trial, which aims to find safe and effective therapeutics for the highly infectious Bundibugyo virus species.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the start of a clinical trial for potential Ebola treatments in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The first patient has been enrolled in the trial, which aims to find safe and effective therapeutics for the highly infectious Bundibugyo virus species.

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