The FDA has approved the first treatment for Ebola

Lab-made antibodies marshal an immune response and curb the virus’s ability to infect cells

Ebola treatment center in the Congo

A United Nations peacekeeper has his shoes cleaned before leaving an Ebola treatment center in the Congo in 2019. A clinical trial carried out at centers like these from 2018 to 2019 found that Inmazeb, a monoclonal antibody cocktail, is effective in treating Ebola.

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There is now an approved treatment for Ebola, one of the world’s deadliest diseases.