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August 13, 2019

Ebola No Longer "Incurable" After Success of Experimental Treatments
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Medical professionals say that Ebola is no longer an incurable disease,
after two experimental drugs being used to treat infected patients in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo have shown a 90% survival rate. The
treatments are most effective if administered shortly after Ebola is
contracted. Since the latest outbreak began a year ago, the World Health
Organization says at least 2,700 people have been infected with Ebola,
with more than 1,800 deaths.


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