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The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa that has so far claimed the lives of more than 2,900 people captured the world’s attention. The steady rise in the death count and efforts to thwart Ebola’s spread remain top stories in the news. But when two American healthcare workers contracted the virus and were given ZMapp, an experimental drug that was previously untested in humans, the ethical considerations behind the use of experimental drugs in extreme cases of illness was thrust into the forefront.