Record-fast Ebola treatment trial kicks off in DRC as first patients enroll
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The Partners trial in Ituri has enrolled its first patients to test remdesivir and MBP134 against Bundibugyo Ebola, aiming for 700–1,000 participants; started six weeks after the WHO declared a public health emergency, with hopes to reduce mortality despite frontline pay and supply challenges.
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