A black market for an Ebola treatment derived from the blood of survivors is emerging in the West African countries experiencing the worst outbreak of the virus on record, the World Health Organization said.
The United Nations health agency will work with governments to stamp out the illicit trade in convalescent serum,
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan told reporters today in Geneva, where the organization is based.
There is a danger that such serums could contain other infections and wouldn’t be administered properly, Chan said.
The WHO is encouraging the use of properly obtained serum to treat current patients and said last week it should be a priority ... (continues)
.....”Black Market in Blood Serum Emerging Amid Ebola Outbreak”......
Perhaps this is why the rumors started that the clinic’s “Only” wanted their blood rather than treating people and why some would not go to the clinics to be checked?