Successful development of antibodies that treat Ebola

Doctors at Siriraj Hospital in Thailand have just announced that they have successfully developed an antibody for the treatment of Ebola that is at risk of becoming a world-threatening pandemic. This is the first breakthrough to lead to the treatment of this disease.

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Develop antibodies for Ebola treatment.(Artwork: india.com)

According to the doctors, this antibody is small enough to be inserted into infected cells and it can also access viral proteins in cells to gradually destroy them. This finding will bring good results in treatment and is considered to be more effective than other potential treatments.

This antibody is developed through the use of human genes. The next step will be to test the animals before putting them into trial use on humans. If all goes well, this antibody will need to be mass produced.

Ebola virus spreads when healthy people come into contact with secretions from patients, symptomatic people, or touch the bodies of people with Ebola. The Ebola pandemic, which has erupted and raged in West Africa since the beginning of this year, has claimed more than 3,000 people out of more than 6,000 cases.

This epidemic is still concentrated mainly in three countries, Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Several other cases have been discovered in Nigeria and Senegal.