Ebola

(asked on 16th October 2014) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence his Department holds on the potential efficacy of shikimic acid in tackling the Ebola virus.


Answered by
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Jane Ellison
This question was answered on 21st October 2014

Shikimic acid has not been used for the treatment of Ebola. The Department and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency do not have any evidence to suggest its potential efficacy in tackling the Ebola virus.

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