Doctor Recovering From Ebola Got Experimental Drug

Dr. Rick Sacra, the medical missionary recovering from Ebola in Nebraska, was given an experimental drug made by a Canadian company, doctors revealed Monday. Dr. Phil Smith, medical director of the Biocontainment Unit at the Nebraska Medical Center, said Sacra is being administered Tekmira's drug known as TKM-Ebola. Sacra is also being treated with supportive care, which involves replacing fluids and minerals.

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