World Health Organization urges use of blood-derived drugs against Ebola, backs vaccine trials

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World Health Organization urges use of blood-derived drugs against Ebola, backs vaccine trials

By Stephanie Nebehay and Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday experts had agreed that blood-derived drug therapies and serum from survivors may be used for treatment of Ebola virus, and called for investment in the experimental drugs. This can be very effective in terms of treating patients," WHO assistant director-general Marie-Paule Kieny told a news conference. "What is available will be used in the field to treat real patients as soon as possible." Two "promising" Ebola vaccines have also been identified, and safety results from clinical trials in the United States, Europe and Africa may be available from this November, paving the way for their use, Kieny said. The two vaccines are made by GlaxoSmithKline Plc and NewLink Genetics, according to WHO documents submitted to the two-day talks attended by nearly 200 experts.

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