Scientists claim that they have found a cure for killer virus Ebola.
They published research showing the 100% success of experimental drug ZMapp as a treatment on monkeys.
Professor Thomas Geisbert, of the University of Texas, hailed the performance of ZMapp as a “monumental achievement”.
Researchers infected 21 monkeys with Ebola.
All 18 of the animals given ZMapp made a full recovery but the three untreated monkeys died.
The study led by Dr Gary Kobinger, of the Public Health Agency of Canada, was published on the Nature journal’s website.
The scientists said: “ZMapp exceeds the efficacy of any other therapeutics described so far.”
Two US docs given the drug after contracting Ebola in Africa have recovered.
British nurse Will Pooley, 29, who was infected with the virus in Sierra Leone, is being treated with the drug in a London hospital.
Professor David Evans, of the University of Warwick, called the ZMapp research “encouraging” but pointed out that some Ebola patients have died after receiving the drug.
The World Health Organisation has warned the Ebola outbreak in West Africa could claim 20,000 victims.
So far, there have been 1,552 deaths from the 3,069 reported cases.
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