Blood therapies urged until Ebola drugs, vaccines available
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Until safe and effective drugs are available to treat Ebola, the best way to combat the disease in infected patients is with whole blood therapies and convalescent blood serums, a group of more than 200 representatives from regulatory bodies, industry, academic research institutions and other fields told the World Health Organization (WHO) on 5 September.
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