title: Ebolavirus in West Africa, and the use of experimental therapies or vaccines.
abstract: Response to the current ebolavirus outbreak based on traditional control measures has so far been insufficient to prevent the virus from spreading rapidly. This has led to urgent discussions on the use of experimental therapies and vaccines untested in humans and existing in limited quantities, raising political, strategic, technical and ethical questions.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoenen
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Feldmann
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D029043:Ebolavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D035703:Therapies, Investigational / Q000379:methods*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014765:Viral Vaccines