Protein from survivors blood may help cure Ebola: Presstv

With the recent blood donation, Crowe wants to improve ZMapp by isolating the human antibodies of actual survivors and produce a drug effective against all strains of Ebola. “They can take antibodies they find in my blood and map them out. They are looking for the ones that are most important in neutralizing the virus,” he said in an interview. Antibodies are immune-system proteins that seek and destroy foreign invaders, such as viruses or bacteria.

The donation is considered as a breakthrough as accessing the blood samples of the victims has become almost impossible, with transfer restrictions being applied both in West Africa and US. The disease has already taken 7,000 lives in West Africa. The epidemic has been most devastating in the countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.