Spanish nurse's aide Romero improved overnight; Brit in Macedonia negative for Ebola

[magical thyme]

"And in Macedonia, tests showed that a British man who died displaying Ebola-like symptoms did not have the virus, officials said.

In Spain, attention remained focused on 44-year-old nurse Teresa Romero, whose condition "improved in the night. She is conscious and talks from time to time when she is in a good mood," a hospital source told AFP."

And for some serious controversy, their official government radio claims she was treated with Zmapp, shipped in from Belgium. The reports are unconfirmed; all other reports have consistently said there is none left and wouldn't be for some weeks. They also deny that she was intubated or in organ failure.

Maybe she got one of the other experimental drugs. She also was reportedly being treated with plasma from recovered patients.

http://news.yahoo.com/spanish-ebola-nurse-better-state-talking-111534883.html

[hlthe2b]

1. I so hope she makes it.

I can't even form words around the loss of her dog and how incredibly cruel this has been for her--a nurse trying only to help the priest, her patient.

I can only hope for a brighter future.

[Louisiana1976]

2. I also hope she makes it and that's so sad about her dog. But I wonder: how was she able to get

ZMAPP when the official story is that we're out of it? I mean, that's why Thomas Eric Duncan wasn't treated with it. I think this provides fertile ground for an investigation.

[TBF]

3. Different country and

different situation.

[Marrah_G]

4. We are out of it here.

Maybe researchers in Europe might have had some samples?

[magical thyme]

5. the last Spanish priest wasn't able to get any either, due to it being out

back in late September. That's why I'm thinking it's a mistake. The Zmapp report is unconfirmed.

[magical thyme]

6. it was sloppy reporting. She was given Zmab, which is one of the components of

Zmapp (Zmapp has 3 different antibodies).

"An experimental treatment, ZMab, is available in Spain for use in her case, a health source said. However, it was not clear whether she was now being given the drug. She was given antibodies from previously infected patients earlier this week.

The ZMab combination drug, made by Canada-based company Defyrus Inc., is one of the agents used to make ZMapp, another treatment, which was developed by MappBiopharmaceutical Inc. ZMapp has been used on some Ebola sufferers, a number of whom survived, but available supplies are exhausted."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/11/us-health-ebola-spain-idUSKCN0HZ0U920141011