gerrardomendes:
We did on friday morning. The entire nation did.

You're a mess! Lol

teeo: Liberia needs the drug more at this point. But I am guessing in a few weeks we would also receive the drugs.

This is good news the scare of Ebola would soon pass away.

you are very right!

emeka94: Let's just hope and pray that d drug has no long or short term side effect.


But Africa we need wake up from slumber.

We criticise US as being evil yet we run to them when wahala set. Life really is an irony

No be them they sabotage us?

You know how impossible it is to reconcile humanitarian and strategic needs / national interests in the long run. America's interest is to perpetuate domination of the world using trade, diplomacy, military, etc.
Nigeria's interest now is to remain a healthy strong and united nation.
Such a nation will not appear before America cap in hand and in a beggerly manner. Got the point? Quote me, do not say I told you.

smite: How U.s discovered the secret formula to cure Ebola (a virus that is only prevalent in West Africa) amazes me!

Sorry it is not only america that search for ebola.

Also here in Europa they search and germany and Austria search at the University.

We have yesterday in the TV a documentation about Zmap and the co founder of this drug is Univ.-Prof. Herta Steinkellner a scientist and professor at the University of life science in Vienna.

https://forschung.boku.ac.at/fis/suchen.person_publikationen?sprache_in=en&ansicht_in=&menue_id_in=102&id_in=260&publikation_typ_id_in=&sortierung_in=kategorie

She shows how they make the drug and how long it takes to make it and all must be done by Hand and it takes a long time to make it, it is not easy.
I know it is good to start it in one country.

When a person who got ebola could start with the treatment very soon it is no death sentence.

hmmmm

i always say it that the enemies of the america are those boko haram brothers who beleive in other gods than the holy one of isreal.America ve so much intrest for nigeria but we always critisize them because they rescue the oppressed nations.they come to our aid during the boko haram issue but we refuse to compromise with them and our norther brothers are busy saying let them go back,we dont need america,because of isreal vs hammas,people hate america.now they want russian to deal with them.how many times russian talk about surporting nigeria on boko haram or think of africa problem?now ebola is all over west africa,why cant russian help africa?we know there is God but we should recognise the help of big nations giving africans assistance .russian are busy researching on nuclear weaoons why america are reseaching on how life can be save.

They have d cure because they created d virus. America should be held responsible for dis Ebola outbreak. Note: D same bushmeat we'v been told 2 avoid is what our grandparents ate and lived 4 more than a hundred years.

Yungwizzzy: OYIBO really have sense,

They know we have discovered the cure by ourself, since Thursday night

#We are fortified by warm saltwater!!

#Healed by by bitter kola!!

US can go to h3ll with their yeye zmap!!!




ALL HAILL THE KING -NIGERIA!!!!!!!!!

On a serious note how I wish this virus was in Iran, we would have been patiently waiting if there will beckon on the US

see what u wish people will always fall back on you. most africans behave like you and mr sawyer and that is why africa is so wretched. you need to deliver ursef from your evil wishes. moo moo

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kmanning:
Liberia has said it will receive doses of an experimental Ebola drug to treat infected doctors in the West African country.

A statement, published on the Liberian presidency's website on Monday, said the United States had approved a request from Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to ship the medicine, ZMapp, after a direct appeal to US President Barack Obama on Friday.

However, a spokesperson for the US Health and Human Services (HHS) Department said US authorities had simply assisted in connecting the Liberian government with the drug's manufacturer.

"Since the drug was shipped for use outside the US, appropriate export procedures had to be followed," the HHS spokesperson said, adding the drug company had worked directly with the Liberian government.

The Liberian statement said the head of the WHO, Margaret Chan, had authorised the dispatch of additional doses of the experimental drug to Liberia to support the treatment of affected doctors. Those doses will be delivered by a WHO expert this week.

A WHO spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Lewis Brown, Liberian information minister, told the Reuters news agency that it was not clear how many doses of the drug had been sent, but it could be in Monrovia within the next 48 hours.

The company said in a statement on Monday that its supply had been exhausted.

ZMapp, produced by California-based Mapp Biopharmaceutical, has already been used to treat two US aid workers and a Spanish priest infected with Ebola.

Global health emergency

The death toll from the world's worst outbreak of Ebola has climbed to 1,013 people, according to figures on Monday from the World Health Organisation, which has branded the outbreak an international health emergency.

The WHO has said the epidemic will likely continue for months as the region's healthcare systems struggle to cope and has appealed urgently for funding and emergency medical staff.

A WHO medical ethics committee had discussed on Monday the use of experimental drugs to tackle the world's worst outbreak of the deadly virus. It is due to announce its findings on Tuesday.

Aside from the ethics of using experimental drugs in humans, the committee was also due to consider who should receive priority for the limited supplies of the drugs.

http://www.celebnob.com/ebola-us-approves-liberia-request-send-untested-drug/

In a related mews: USA scientist created new deadly pandemic virus

Business don they start small small small as usuall!

Pharmaceutical Industry must chops money for Africa! [color=#990000][/color]

WAKE UP BLACKMAN! WAKE UP NIGERIA!!! SKELEWU,AZONTO,NOOLYWOOD,OGA @ THE TOP,TIEF TIEF, CONNECTION ETC WILL NOT TAKE US THERE. ..IS IT NOT CLEAR WE SHOULD BE ASHAME OF OURSELVES... AMERICA BAD, OYIBO NA WAYO STILL WE ARE ALL WAITING PRAYING FOR THEIR RESCUE NOW.......WE SHOULD START A NEW GENERATION OF SCIENCE STUDENTS TO BREED NEW DOCTORS, ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS THAT CAN RISE UP TO SUCH CHALLANGES AS WE HAVE NOW! ENOUGH OF ALL THESE EMPTY GRAMA PROFESSORS[b][/b]

Nice of dem to dat....i jst hope it doesnt hv a bad side effect tho....Ebola ur days re numbered....pack ur bags n vamoose frm Africa

Maxie110: I believe that zmapp will cost almost a fortune to procure. ... Hmmmm I smell rat here, still believe that this so called ebola was designed for a purpose! God help us

Your brain is smaller than a rat's brain

Awoofawo:

In a related mews: USA scientist created new deadly pandemic virus

Business don they start small small small as usuall!

Pharmaceutical Industry must chops money for Africa! [color=#990000][/color]

Please don't post this it is not okay please read who the perwon is who write this he is no scientist!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NaturalNews

NaturalNews (formerly Newstarget) is a website operated by Mike Adams. It is dedicated to alternative medicine and various conspiracy theories,[2] such as "chemtrails",[3] the alleged dangers of fluoride in drinking water,[4] (as well as those of monosodium glutamate[5] and aspartame) and alleged health problems caused by "toxic" ingredients in vaccines,[6] including the now-discredited link to autism.[7]

It features guest authors such as anti-vaccinationist Joseph Mercola, and anti-vaccinationist and conspiracy theorist Jon Rappoport, and has featured interviews with Russell Blaylock, Sandor Katz, and others.

Its primary purpose is the promotion of alternative medicine and (often controversial) nutrition claims.[6]

dady12: i always say it that the enemies of the america are those boko haram brothers who beleive in other gods than the holy one of isreal.America ve so much intrest for nigeria but we always critisize them because they rescue the oppressed nations.they come to our aid during the boko haram issue but we refuse to compromise with them and our norther brothers are busy saying let them go back,we dont need america,because of isreal vs hammas,people hate america.now they want russian to deal with them.how many times russian talk about surporting nigeria on boko haram or think of africa problem?now ebola is all over west africa,why cant russian help africa?we know there is God but we should recognise the help of big nations giving africans assistance .russian are busy researching on nuclear weaoons why america are reseaching on how life can be save.

gbam!

nora544:

Please don't post this it is not okay please read who the perwon is who write this he is no scientist!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NaturalNews

kmanning:
Liberia has said it will receive doses of an experimental Ebola drug to treat infected doctors in the West African country.

A statement, published on the Liberian presidency's website on Monday, said the United States had approved a request from Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to ship the medicine, ZMapp, after a direct appeal to US President Barack Obama on Friday.

However, a spokesperson for the US Health and Human Services (HHS) Department said US authorities had simply assisted in connecting the Liberian government with the drug's manufacturer.

"Since the drug was shipped for use outside the US, appropriate export procedures had to be followed," the HHS spokesperson said, adding the drug company had worked directly with the Liberian government.

The Liberian statement said the head of the WHO, Margaret Chan, had authorised the dispatch of additional doses of the experimental drug to Liberia to support the treatment of affected doctors. Those doses will be delivered by a WHO expert this week.

A WHO spokesman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Lewis Brown, Liberian information minister, told the Reuters news agency that it was not clear how many doses of the drug had been sent, but it could be in Monrovia within the next 48 hours.

The company said in a statement on Monday that its supply had been exhausted.

ZMapp, produced by California-based Mapp Biopharmaceutical, has already been used to treat two US aid workers and a Spanish priest infected with Ebola.

Global health emergency

The death toll from the world's worst outbreak of Ebola has climbed to 1,013 people, according to figures on Monday from the World Health Organisation, which has branded the outbreak an international health emergency.

The WHO has said the epidemic will likely continue for months as the region's healthcare systems struggle to cope and has appealed urgently for funding and emergency medical staff.

A WHO medical ethics committee had discussed on Monday the use of experimental drugs to tackle the world's worst outbreak of the deadly virus. It is due to announce its findings on Tuesday.

Aside from the ethics of using experimental drugs in humans, the committee was also due to consider who should receive priority for the limited supplies of the drugs.

http://www.celebnob.com/ebola-us-approves-liberia-request-send-untested-drug/

Ebola antibody treatment, produced in plants, protects monkeys from lethal disease

A new Ebola virus study resulting from a widespread scientific collaboration has shown promising preliminary results, preventing disease in infected nonhuman primates using monoclonal antibodies.

In this week's online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the research team describes a proof-of-concept for using a "cocktail" of monoclonal antibodies, or mAbs, to prevent lethal disease in rhesus macaques. When administered one hour after infection, all animals survived. Two-thirds of the animals were protected even when the treatment, known as MB-003, was administered 48 hours after infection.

Ebola virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever with human case fatality rates as high as 90 percent, has been responsible for numerous deaths in central Africa over the past several months. In addition to being a global health concern, the virus also is considered a potential biological threat agent. Currently there are no available vaccines or treatments approved for use in humans.

The work is the culmination of more than a decade of effort between government and industry partners. According to lead investigator Gene Olinger, Ph.D., a virologist at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), this consortium of investigators has taken very distinct technologies and combined them to develop a cutting-edge medical countermeasure against a lethal viral disease.

"It is rare that an antiviral compound prevents Ebola virus infection with limited to no morbidity in treated animals at any point of treatment following infection by this lethal virus," said Olinger. "Until recently, attempts to utilize antibodies to provide protection against Ebola virus have been met with failure. The level of protection against disease that we saw with MB-003 was impressive."

In addition, the production method used in this study offers the potential to make an economical and effective medical countermeasure, according to the authors. Initially developed as a monoclonal antibody cocktail in the mouse model, MB-003 was successfully humanized and then produced in the tobacco plant-based production system.

"We were pleased to see how well the humanized mAbs of MB-003 performed," said Larry Zeitlin, Ph.D., president of Mapp Biopharmaceutical and senior author on the study. "We also were pleasantly surprised by the superiority of the plant-derived mAbs compared to the same mAbs produced in traditional mammalian cell culture."

Further improvement in antibody efficacy was developed at Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP). Using a fully automated production system that operates in accordance with good manufacturing practices (GMP), antibody is produced in a tobacco plant system. This new development process significantly decreases the amount of time required for production, increases the quantity of antibody produced, and slashes the cost of manufacturing, according to Barry Bratcher, chief operating officer of KBP and co-author on the PNAS study.

"Our GMP facility can generate a new antibody lot in two weeks to rapidly address new threats and new outbreaks," said Bratcher.

Olinger said efforts are underway to advance MB-003 to clinical safety testing as his team at USAMRIID continues to determine the true therapeutic capability of the cocktail. http://www.mappbio.com/

vanstanzy: This is good news. But we have to realize that this drug is still at its experimental phase. But my question is when will Africans learn to stand on their own, begin to invest on research and development.

when the pastors will stop to preach praying and fasting can heal you.
when the pastors stop teaching, when you didnot sin and you will pray God will heal you.

Africans will never learn

xp17: I'm yet to see the impact of Russia on Africa. USA is been giving massive benevolent to every parts of the world since1900bc, yet some of you guys still hate us . being the world super power ain't about beans and agege bread , it's for a situation like this. the shoe of being the world super power is too big for Vladimir Putin and his people. you guys better absorb that fact now or...

you don't like America, but you like to see world problems solved, is like saying you don't like black women but you like women with big fat a'ss. we all know those are inseparable

God is an American.
an enemy of America is an enemy of God,
God bless America.
USA!
USA!!
USA!!!





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haters, go and die !!!

See this mumu wen win visa lottery.....mtcheew...now ur claiming americana..

Only God will save the world.
No one knows the implication of this drug. If people will turn into monsters in yrs to come as a result of administering this drug.
America must be insane to think of using this drug on people that are not their citizens.
They will still be blamed tomorrow.

TheMan3:

Lab tats or not, what choice do they have? If they die using the drugs, at least they tried.

Yeah. Sometimes you have to make hard choices. I hope they take time to explain to each patient though.

since d drugs will send to Liberia, in no time it will reach here, I think.

chidyhels: Only God will save the world.
No one knows the implication of this drug. If people will turn into monsters in yrs to come as a result of administering this drug.
America must be insane to think of using this drug on people that are not their citizens.
They will still be blamed tomorrow.

Right, they will definitely be called monsters if things go wrong. But if they don't give it out that has implications as well. I hope they've thought this through very well.

victorazy:

No be them they sabotage us?

No be us dey allow our selves to be sabotaged

bushdoc9919:

Well....the reason why the British will ''not'' help us is not due to their 'selfishness''

In 1962...Britian tried to get Nigeria to sign a defense agreement.....that would have put us in the same footing as Cameroon is with France....but Nigeria(for good reasons) said no.

Said defense agreement would have, among other things, allowed for the siting of a British military base on Nigerian soil...and that was not acceptable to the then Government....or even the Opposition.(It may have also jeopardised the independence of the Nigerian Army).

In a way....it was good we didn't sign the agreeement....otherwise our Army would have been weaker and dependent than it is now. (Cameroon's army is not that strong BTW.....they have to call the French for any heavy lifting. Ditto most other African countries...that's why Mali had problems with the Tuaregs and the Islamists.).

Spot on bro!

ZeusAyo: seriously dude You quoted the entire page just to say ok..... Haba!!

Habatically!

PassingShot: Finally the Americans have decided to show empathy.

May the drug really help them in combating the deadly virus.

Perhaps they refused Nigeria because it's not an epidermic yet in our country while that of Liberia has reached an alarming level. That may be a sensible thing to do considering the fact that there is limited supply of the drug yet.

my opinion,since d anti gay law stuff d US hav threatened to withraw aid and assistance to naija. somdays bak they xcluded naija frm d list of african nations to b Assisted in combatin terrorism, and now ebola drugs