The White House granted the request of the authorities of Liberia to provide samples of the experimental vaccine to combat the disease caused by the Ebola virus.
As detailed on the official website of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the drug will be directed to the treatment of Liberian doctors infected with the virus, according to ITAR-TASS.
Its permission to transport the vaccine gave the American FDA Office of the Food and Drug Administration. "Experimental drugs are brought into the country by the United States government later this week," - said in a statement.
In addition, by the end of the week is expected to arrive in Liberia experimental serum to fight the virus from the World Health Organization (WHO). It will also focus on the medical treatment of victims.
According to the latest WHO data, the number of victims of a deadly outbreak of the disease in West Africa has increased up to 1013 people. Total newly infected people in 1848.
Only from 7 to 9 August, informs a special agency of the UN in the field of health, in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone noted 69 new cases of a dangerous disease, 52 of which were fatal.
The statistics include not only laboratory-confirmed deaths from the disease (660 and 1176 respectively), but also cases of suspected it.
Most people from illness caused by Ebola virus, died in Guinea, where the outbreak began in December last year - 373 people. In neighboring Liberia died 323 people in Sierra Leone - 315 Number of deaths in the most populous country in Africa, Nigeria has not changed - here from Ebola two people died.
On Friday, August 8, the head of WHO Margaret Chan called the outbreak of the Ebola virus is the largest in 40 years, and declared it a threat to international importance.
On the eve of the Geneva, WHO held a teleconference meeting of experts on medical ethics, who had to answer the question - is it possible to combat the disease, from which there is no vaccine or medicine for the use medications that have shown to be effective, but have never been tested on people. Results of the meeting shall be announced today.
As detailed on the official website of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the drug will be directed to the treatment of Liberian doctors infected with the virus, according to ITAR-TASS.
Its permission to transport the vaccine gave the American FDA Office of the Food and Drug Administration. "Experimental drugs are brought into the country by the United States government later this week," - said in a statement.
In addition, by the end of the week is expected to arrive in Liberia experimental serum to fight the virus from the World Health Organization (WHO). It will also focus on the medical treatment of victims.
According to the latest WHO data, the number of victims of a deadly outbreak of the disease in West Africa has increased up to 1013 people. Total newly infected people in 1848.
Only from 7 to 9 August, informs a special agency of the UN in the field of health, in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone noted 69 new cases of a dangerous disease, 52 of which were fatal.
The statistics include not only laboratory-confirmed deaths from the disease (660 and 1176 respectively), but also cases of suspected it.
Most people from illness caused by Ebola virus, died in Guinea, where the outbreak began in December last year - 373 people. In neighboring Liberia died 323 people in Sierra Leone - 315 Number of deaths in the most populous country in Africa, Nigeria has not changed - here from Ebola two people died.
On Friday, August 8, the head of WHO Margaret Chan called the outbreak of the Ebola virus is the largest in 40 years, and declared it a threat to international importance.
On the eve of the Geneva, WHO held a teleconference meeting of experts on medical ethics, who had to answer the question - is it possible to combat the disease, from which there is no vaccine or medicine for the use medications that have shown to be effective, but have never been tested on people. Results of the meeting shall be announced today.
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