Ebola and Interferons16 Feb 2021 21:37
"The White House said Joe Biden has been briefed about the recent outbreak of Ebola in west and central Africa.
“While the world is reeling from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola has again emerged, simultaneously, in both Central and West Africa,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement.
“The world cannot afford to turn the other way. We must do everything in our power to respond quickly, effectively, and with commensurate resources to stop these outbreaks before they become largescale epidemics.”
https://jvi.asm.org/content/77/14/7945#:~:text=The%20Ebola%20virus%20VP35%20protein%20was%20previously%20found%20to%20act,virus%20IFN%20antagonist%20protein%2C%20NS1.
The Ebola virus VP35 protein was previously found to act as an interferon (IFN) antagonist which could complement growth of influenza delNS1 virus, a mutant influenza virus lacking the influenza virus IFN antagonist protein, NS1.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170321092637.htm
"A pilot study of a class of drugs used to treat hepatitis and some forms of multiple sclerosis has been shown for the first time to ease symptoms of Ebola patients, while also increasing their survival."