Antibodies eliminate Ebola symptoms 5 days after infection

Researchers have harvested two antibodies from a survivor of a 1995 Ebola outbreak, one of which was so effective at subduing the virus that nonhuman primates given the treatment five days after infection experienced nearly complete protection. While several different cocktails of antibodies that target the Ebola virus are currently being tested, Davide Corti et al. sought to find a single or dual-combination agent that could result in a simpler, yet effective treatment. Monoclonal antibodies ha...