Antibody drugs were announced, the WHO announced the end of the epidemic, and the world breathed a sigh of relief
In the history of human anti-epidemic, there is such a frightening virus, that is, the "Ebola virus", which first appeared on the African continent, and then caused global panic because of its widespread spread.
WHO was relieved to declare the end of the Ebola outbreak in Uganda
First discovered around the Ebola River in 1976, Ebola virus is very susceptible to transmission through human and animal excreta and body fluids, and infected people often experience high fever, bleeding and organ failure. Eight years ago, the virus suddenly began to spread widely in West Africa, including Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, where 11,300 people died as a direct result of the Ebola outbreak.
Just on January 11, WHO solemnly announced that Uganda had completely eliminated the Ebola virus, which is a favorable confirmation that mankind has once again defeated the virus. At the same time, WHO also announced that it has recently conducted clinical trials of two monoclonal antibody drugs, two drugs suitable for patients of all ages, and can effectively reduce the case fatality rate by 60%, I believe that with these two effective anti-Ebola drugs, the burden of global epidemic prevention work can be reduced.
After the new drugs, vaccines will also come out
Just after the news of two new drugs that effectively reduce the fatality rate of Ebola virus, WHO has brought good news one after another, the Lancet magazine published the WHO vaccine trial in Guinea, the results of this Ebola virus vaccine can effectively protect high-risk people from infection. This is the first time that a vaccine can effectively block the Ebola virus, and if the vaccine is combined with drugs, the Ebola virus will not be so scary. The WHO has also revealed that the vaccine will soon be available in bulk.
This also proves that when the virus appears, persistent research on vaccines still has a chance to defeat the virus, the current new crown epidemic after the release, the world has also increased a large number of infected people, on the 27th of this month, WHO will also hold a meeting to discuss whether the current new crown epidemic is a global emergency, so people are shrouded in the haze of the new crown epidemic for 4 years, people around the world hope that it will no longer be defined as a global emergency. The emergence of the Ebola virus vaccine also gives the world hope that maybe one day scientists will still develop a vaccine that can completely protect against the new crown virus, when everyone can take off their masks and smile in the sun, and the release of the new crown epidemic can also give the global economy a chance to revive.
