Spanish priest with Ebola in serious condition

Posted on Monday, September 22, 2014


Spanish priest with Ebola in serious condition

MADRID (Reuters) - An elderly Spanish priest infected with the Ebola virus is in a serious condition and will not receive the experimental drug ZMapp because world supplies are exhausted, Madrid health authorities said on Monday. Manuel Garcia Viejo, 69, was taken to Madrid's Carlos III hospital at about 0200 GMT (10 p.m. ET on Sunday) after he was repatriated from Sierra Leone. "The patient is badly dehydrated and his kidneys and liver are affected," said Francisco Arnalich, who oversees internal medicine at the hospital. "His situation at the moment is serious. ...

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Has Sierra Leone shutdown slowed Ebola's spread?

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Merck KGaA to buy Sigma-Aldrich for $17 billion

Branch of drugs and chemicals group Merck is pictured in central German city of DarmstadtFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Drugs and chemicals maker Merck KGaA said it agreed to acquire Sigma-Aldrich for $17 billion in cash to boost its Merck Millipore lab supplies business in the biggest takeover in the German group's history, lifting its shares. The deal, approved by Sigma-Aldrich's management, will see Merck acquire all shares for $140 apiece in cash. That represents a 37 percent premium over the latest closing price of $102.37 on Sept. 19 and a 36 percent premium to the one-month average closing price, according to Merck. ...







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