Ebola Virus Cure: US Issues 'Task Order' For Ebola Drug ZMapp

U.S. health officials have issued a "task order" to cutting-edge biology laboratories in Maryland, North Carolina and Texas to submit proposals for manufacturing Ebola treatment drugs using tobacco plants. Officials requested the Texas lab to submit plans specifically for producing ZMapp, an experimental drug also made from tobacco plants. ZMapp was used to treat American aid doctor Kent Brantly, as well as Teresa Romero, the Spanish nurse who recently contracted the Ebola virus.