Ebola: experimental drug cures monkeys infected with the virus

Scientists developing TKM-Ebola celebrate successful animal trial as the race for a human cure continues

Ebola blood sample
(Image credit: Sean Gallup/Getty)

Scientists have used an experimental drug to successfully treat monkeys with Ebola, raising hopes of a human cure.

"This is the first study to show post-exposure protection," senior author Thomas Geisbert told the BBC.

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