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Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by curiouses: 3:12pm On Aug 08, 2014
A drug from Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings Corp.4901.TO -3.98% has emerged as a candidate for treating the Ebola virus, which has killed nearly 1,000 people in Africa during a recent outbreak.

The drug–a anti-influenza tablet called favipiravir–was created by a Fujifilm subsidiary, Toyama Chemical Co., and approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in March.

A Fujifilm spokesman said Friday that the company was in talks with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on how to prepare for trials of the drug in treating Ebola.

“Since Ebola and influenza viruses are the same type, theoretically, the same effects can be expected on Ebola,” said the spokesman. He added, however, that the drug is currently approved to treat only novel and re-emerging influenza viruses.

Fears over Ebola are growing especially after two American medical aid workers were infected in Liberia with the disease, which has a fatality rate of up to 90%.

As of Monday, the total of 1,711 Ebola infections and 932 deaths have been reported in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, according to the World Health Organization.

The two Americans were treated with an experimental drug not yet evaluated for safety in humans called ZMapp and developed by San Diego Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc. They are currently hospitalized at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.

Fujifilm’s drug works in a different way from other anti-influenza drugs such as Tamiflu, the spokesman said. It inhibits viral gene replication within infected cells to prevent propagation.

http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/08/08/fujifilm-drug-eyed-as-possible-treatment-for-ebola-virus/?mod=e2tw

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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by Nobody: 3:23pm On Aug 08, 2014
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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by CharlieMaria(m): 5:45pm On Aug 08, 2014
For real?
Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by bebe2(f): 5:50pm On Aug 08, 2014
Folks keep spewing thrash,

Lets leave cure for the experts and concentrate on prevention.

Instead these salt and bitter methods we are hearing.

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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by onihaxy: 5:52pm On Aug 08, 2014
No other news or stories to make frontpage again on nairaland apart from EBOLA?

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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by akereconfi: 5:52pm On Aug 08, 2014
I see
Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by BrAkingNews: 5:53pm On Aug 08, 2014
walescounis: Ebola news everywhere.

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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by wheredemdey: 5:53pm On Aug 08, 2014
walescounis: Ebola news everywhere.

If yu can like My Comment, Ebola will not get to yu.





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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by Guykhena(m): 5:53pm On Aug 08, 2014
onihaxy: No other news or stories to make frontpage again on nairaland about from EBOLA?

I tire o,
Nairaland just carry this tin for head..
Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by akereconfi: 5:53pm On Aug 08, 2014
onihaxy: Ffff

BrAkingNews: ddd

bebe2: F


smh
Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by Janiobi(m): 5:53pm On Aug 08, 2014
Lol...Everybody don they get cure. Me get cure ooh
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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by passionate88: 5:53pm On Aug 08, 2014
Ok
Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by ibdeals1(m): 5:54pm On Aug 08, 2014
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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by samkolo(m): 5:54pm On Aug 08, 2014
I pray it work o

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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by kunlesehan(m): 5:54pm On Aug 08, 2014
Hmmmm...the power of effective and accurate research knows no bounds.
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Many say the end is near but I believe the cure is just around the corner.
Amen

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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by sademola: 5:55pm On Aug 08, 2014
Even this on fp? Anything Ebola is now fp material? Mtsheeeeeew!!!
Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by nerodenero: 5:55pm On Aug 08, 2014
True talk bro!
madmanmega: Fujifilm should start talks of clinical trials with Liberia not American FDA.
USA shakara go reduce small.

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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by imurboss: 5:56pm On Aug 08, 2014
God will save us from this deadly disease lipsrsealed

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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by pxjosh(m): 5:56pm On Aug 08, 2014
.starts trials asap
Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by madmanmega(m): 5:56pm On Aug 08, 2014
Fujifilm should start talks of clinical trials with Liberia not American FDA.

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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by bebe2(f): 5:56pm On Aug 08, 2014
akereconfi:






smh

Forget ur head.
SuD

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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by Idrismusty97(m): 5:56pm On Aug 08, 2014
Why weren't they like this during HIV outbreak. Look how countries are competing to be the first that will produced a cure for this Ebola. That's good smiley.

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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by onihaxy: 5:57pm On Aug 08, 2014
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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by Nobody: 5:57pm On Aug 08, 2014
walescounis: Ebola news everywhere.

If yu can like My Comment, Ebola will not get to yu.





Amin.

you have to put a gun on my head to that!!

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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by macsika: 5:57pm On Aug 08, 2014
What is holding them from sending the drugs to this country.
Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by pxjosh(m): 5:57pm On Aug 08, 2014
sademola: Even this on fp? Anything Ebola is now fp material? Mtsheeeeeew!!!
so what is wrong about that?
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Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by solemate: 5:58pm On Aug 08, 2014
Fujifilm? wetin concern fuji film and pharmaceuticals?
Re: Fujifilm Drug Eyed As Possible Treatment For Ebola Virus by slimzypink(f): 5:58pm On Aug 08, 2014
walescounis: Ebola news everywhere.

If yu can like My Comment, Ebola will not get to yu.





Amin.

so if i dont like ur comment Ebola wud get to me...choi..stupidity in High places...luk for a betta way to beg for likes

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