We have the cure for ebola, Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital announces

[Strangebrew]

Right they cured ebola but still can't find killers on an island. Don't Thai me Might be a TAT stunt to attract more quality tourist I think they stoop that low for baht.

[inzman]

Remember the fake bomb detector? Why do respected people in this country makes such childish statements, does anybody really believe that they found the cure? Good god, they are making fools of themselves. The top scientists in the educated world haven't found the cure. But these idiots seem to have stumbled upon it in months. Really? To save the countries image, they should stop any news from reaching the outside world.

[Beng]

Hope it gonna work.

[theoldgit]

Baiting post and response removed.

[petedk]

If true then this is groundbreaking news, but nothing in the other newspaper.

Edit: I take my words back. I didn't see it in the paper edition but I did a Google search and found it.

It is also mentioned in several international papers.

I hope they are not making fools of themselves.

Edited September 30, 2014 by petedk

[cloghead]

Sillylodge Hospital...I wouldn't go there again if I had anything more serious than an ingrown toenail

[soalbundy]

To anyone who said Thais live longer than those in the west....Please check your data

They live longer because they are happier and remember they come back as Buddhist please check with a higher power

Find me a true Buddhist in Thailand and i will show you a coconut that can talk.

[NeutralVoice]

It's quite obvious and clear ... they GT200 was a biological bomb detector, and its power is in its ability to neutralize the virus.

They were right all along ... we foreigners just don't understand!

[Soutpeel]

This medical breakthrough marks the first time that Thailand has been able to produce such an antibody.

So its a first for Thailand, not a world first, other countries may have already done this a while ago already, so maybe a breakthrough for Thailand only by copying/duplicating someone else's research ?

[soalbundy]

Sillylodge Hospital...I wouldn't go there again if I had anything more serious than an ingrown toenail

Be fair, even if their doctors aren't much good they are the people to ask for financial advice.

[cloghead]

Right you are, sir. My insurance company refused to pay 35% of the final bill because of unnecessary/unreceived treatments, therapy and drugs...

[HaleySabai]

Apparently there is ONE patient in quarantine in Siriraj hospital with ebola-like symptoms now under observation. Perhaps they "cured" this individual and the news just went jumping for joy straight out the door. I can think of a few four-letter words right now but 'JOKE' is the cleanest.

[chotthee]

Apparently there is ONE patient in quarantine in Siriraj hospital with ebola-like symptoms now under observation. Perhaps they "cured" this individual and the news just went jumping for joy straight out the door. I can think of a few four-letter words right now but 'JOKE' is the cleanest.

Farang are just out right jealous because smart Thai doctors from Siriraj managed to cure Ebola first.

[attrayant]

What is there to be jealous about? Is some sort of love triangle involved here?

[monkey4u]

If they came up with a cure for the brain dead motorists in Thailand THAT would be news

[soalbundy]

Apparently there is ONE patient in quarantine in Siriraj hospital with ebola-like symptoms now under observation. Perhaps they "cured" this individual and the news just went jumping for joy straight out the door. I can think of a few four-letter words right now but 'JOKE' is the cleanest.

Farang are just out right jealous because smart Thai doctors from Siriraj managed to cure Ebola first.

They copied the process from the Farang and even managed to get it right ( maybe,they haven't tested it yet ) It's a first for Thailand not a first world wide.

[jakobvarming]

They should develope a vaccine to immunise people against for "Thainess!"

There is one already, it's called education.

But education isn't so high on the agenda in Thailand, so Thainess persists unfortunately.

[jakobvarming]

Apparently there is ONE patient in quarantine in Siriraj hospital with ebola-like symptoms now under observation. Perhaps they "cured" this individual and the news just went jumping for joy straight out the door. I can think of a few four-letter words right now but 'JOKE' is the cleanest.

Farang are just out right jealous because smart Thai doctors from Siriraj managed to cure Ebola first.

5555555! Nice trolling!

[smileydude]

All the ridicule aside, I question the source of the news and will wait for the something a bit more official (then Coconut's) before weighing judgement.

If its true a vaccine has been successfully developed it will be bad news for the pharmaceutical companies producing ZMapp because they probably were planning to make a killing off of it.

[hugh2121]

A1Str8, on 29 Sept 2014 - 15:24, said:

pmarlin, on 29 Sept 2014 - 15:21, said:

already been done by other doctors

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/hospital-uses-ben-jerrys-secret-ebola-cure-n202381

They didn't say they were the first.

They didn't say it was a fake copy either.

[faranghh]

I really hope this is confirmed, which will make this the first significant contribution to the world from Thailand, apart from the beautiful ladies of course.

[mataleo]

Not every ebola case is deadly.

[climbertrev1]

Have to admit to being a bit skeptical of this claim. Did it get to human trials? If not, then jumping the gun on this announcement. Then the steps of getting FDA approval internationally can take months to years. The below announced Sept. 17, 2014. Though they say vaccine rather than cure.

First British volunteer injected with trial Ebola vaccine in Oxford

If vaccine tested on Ruth Atkins and other healthy volunteers is found to work, it will be fast-tracked for use in west Africa

More here - TheGaurdian

I am extremely skeptical about this claim. The attempts to develop an Ebola vaccine to prevent developing the disease. No one is expecting to develop a cure for those already infected with the virus. No one has ever developed a cure for any disease caused by a virus to my knowledge. All we can do is protect by developing preventitive vaccines.

So if this article about an Ebola cure is true it would be absolutely astounding ground breaking stuff. Nobel prizes will surely follow..............

Or is this just another example of a bunch of Thais just trying to look good in the eyes of the Junta?

[hbullinger]

How can you let pass a comment than that of "bruebakertx" who recommends to use Burmese people as guinea pigs?

[partington]

This will probably end up a little embarrassing for all concerned...

You must factor in that the announcement has been translated into English by reporters whose knowledge of science or medicine is close to, or actually, zero. These two features absolutely guarantee there are massive errors and inaccuracies in any newspaper account.

Firstly, the "cure" announcement has no chance at all of being correct, as to know you have a "cure" you must test your agent on patients with the disease, and these are not available to Thai researchers. So this is not going to be the case.

Secondly, this has been announced as two separate and mutually exclusive things, a "vaccine" and an "antibody". If it is a vaccine then it is not an antibody, and if it is an antibody it cannot be a vaccine. So one of these things will not be the case.

An "antibody" is a protein that the body makes to recognise, then cling onto, invading organisms like bacteria or viruses,which targets them for destruction by white cells as part of the process of fighting disease . They could also be made in cell culture using cells isolated from mice which have been injected with a bit of Ebola protein, these are called "monoclonal antibodies". This is a fairly routine procedure that could be done for example, as an undergraduate research project.

A single monoclonal antibody has almost no chance of being effective as a "cure" for Ebola even if it were made in huge quantities and injected into people. You need a mix of monoclonals to have a chance. This would also be prohibitively expensive. However these are useful tools for detecting whether the Ebola virus is present in a sample because the monoclonal antibody will stick onto it. There have been many groups that have raised monoclonal antibodies to Ebola over the last 15 years.

I would make an educated guess that this is what the Thais have done - a decent, possibly useful repeat of work done many times before, with no single shred of evidence that this has any effect on the disease whatsoever.

[BuddyPinkham]

I amy be wrong but didn't I read a few years back that Thailand had found a cure for HIV/AIDS as well?

[uptheos]

And to think that they want to promote Thailand as the Medical Hub! I used to think highly of Siriraj Hospital.....no longer. Do not worry...the headline is definitely misleading compared to what the smart arsed buffoons are expected to say on Thursday. They are most probably hiring a PR firm to draft their speeches now that they realised that they made a mistake ....though the news in Thai got positive response as it made thais even more nationalistic and xenophobic as every Somchai and Ying in the street is marvelling at how great Thailand is !

They also will find the cure for cancer, hiv and you name it soon.

A cure for cancer, HIV etc. will be a walk in the park if they put their thinking caps on.

I wouldn't be surprised if a cure for many ails have already been found and the medicine patented

To be released when it commands the most money.

[attrayant]

I would be surprised by that because patents, once issued, are a matter of public record.

Edited September 30, 2014 by attrayant

[lvr181]

Much (not all) misinformed comment here by posters and the "news" media in the first instance. And why would you wait until 2 Oct to announce a "cure"?

[kimamey]

Apparently there is ONE patient in quarantine in Siriraj hospital with ebola-like symptoms now under observation. Perhaps they "cured" this individual and the news just went jumping for joy straight out the door. I can think of a few four-letter words right now but 'JOKE' is the cleanest.

Farang are just out right jealous because smart Thai doctors from Siriraj managed to cure Ebola first.

5555555! Nice trolling!

I think it's sarcasm based on some of chotthee's previous posts.