Liberia says U.S. authorities allow use of experimental Ebola drug

By Clair MacDougall and Daniel Flynn MONROVIA/DAKAR (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have approved a request from Liberia's government to send sample doses of the experimental ZMapp drug to treat Liberian doctors infected with Ebola, the Liberian presidency said. "Since the drug was shipped for use outside the U.S., appropriate export procedures had to be followed," the HHS representative said, adding the drug company had worked directly with the Liberian government. The death toll from the world's worst outbreak of Ebola has climbed to 1,013 people, according to figures on Monday from the World Health Organization. The Liberian statement said the head of the WHO, Margaret Chan, had authorized the dispatch of additional doses of the experimental drug to Liberia.

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