---
title: "Scripps Research Institute Scientists Reveal Weak Spots in ZMapp’s Defense Against Ebola"
description: "Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have identified weak spots on the surface of Ebola virus that are targeted by the antibodies from the ZMapp experimental drug"
date: "2014-11-18"
modified: "2015-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "StefanCretu"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/stefancretu"
url: "https://futurism.com/scripps-research-institute-scientists-reveal-weak-spots-ebolas-defenses"
categories:
  - "Health & Medicine"
  - "Medical"
tags:
  - "medical"
---

# Scripps Research Institute Scientists Reveal Weak Spots in ZMapp’s Defense Against Ebola

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- ZMapp, developed by Mapp Biopharmaceutical, was used in August to treat several patients in the ongoing Ebola virus outbreak
- Five of the seven patients who received ZMapp survived
- Now knowing how ZMapp targets Ebola, scientists can compare all newly discovered anti-Ebola antibodies and formulate a better immunotherapeutic drug