Reposted by Isabel von Creytz
Some (much needed) good news:
@who.int just announced that the PARTNERS trial in the DRC has launched. They are enrolling patients now to test treatments against Bundibugyo, the virus causing the terrible Ebola outbreak there. 🧪
I wrote about the history and plans a few weeks ago in @science.org:
science.org
Can fast, nimble clinical trials deliver a drug for the new Ebola outbreak?
Past outbreaks spawned clever strategies for testing antivirals and antibodies, but researchers will still face major challenges on the ground
