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Global News What Happened To...?

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The Vaccination That Ends the West African Bola Epidemic

The trial that was done in west africa was done in very small numbers near the later stages of the outbreak, yet even in small numbers, it gave a sense that mortality may be reduced. We just don't see hat sort of effect es for most medications in those conditions any part of the world and so this was very encouraging, both on the notion of using anti bodies and also in the specific treatment of the bola. While the treatment certainly helped, he said it wasn't what ended the west african outbreak.

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