ZAP the zinc antiviral protein, is thought to inhibit the replication of many types of viruses including filoviruses.... I would think that taking something relatively cheap like Zicam or any zinc spray and a zinc supplement might offer initial protection as well. At least inhibiting the initial replication?
I read this article, and ended up sending friends in Freetown SL zinc spray months ago as a cheap preventitive not knowing what would be coming, so far so good: http://www.plospathogens.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1003494
Richard C. Davis, M.D., a former flight surgeon with the U.S. Navy, claims he has come up with a drug and the Army knows it and stopped testing.
Have no idea if this is true..but if someone in my family got Ebola I would be contacting that Dr.