Yesterday we heard that an experimental drug called 'Nanosilver' developed by a Nigerian in diaspora for the treatment of Ebola has arrived the country. (read here).
But now, despite the experimental drug getting approval for use by the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration is claiming that Nanosilver is a pesticide
From Reuters
The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration said on Thursday
it has become aware of products
being sold online that fraudulently
claim to prevent or treat Ebola.
The FDA's warning comes on the
heels of comments by Nigeria's
top health official, Onyebuchi
Chukwu, who reportedly said
earlier Thursday that eight Ebola
patients in Lagos, the country's
capital, will receive an
experimental treatment called
nano-silver.
Silver has been used as an
antibacterial for centuries. Tiny
silver particles known as nano-
silver have controversially been
incorporated into a variety of
consumer products such as
socks and bedding to help block
odors caused by bacteria and
mold.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers nano-silver a pesticide. Manufacturers of products that contain it must register them with the agency.
Nano-silver is also sometimes sold online as a dietary supplement even though Danish researchers found in a recent study that nano-bsilver can penetrate and damage cells.
The FDA regulates dietary supplements and said in its statement that "by law, dietary
supplements cannot claim to prevent or cure disease."
The agency said it had received consumer complaints about the Ebola claims.
"Individuals promoting these
unapproved and fraudulent
products must take immediate
action to correct or remove these
claims or face potential FDA
action," the agency said.
The Ebola outbreak ravaging West
Africa has claimed 1,069 lives so
far. Most have been in Guinea,
Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Nigeria has confirmed 10 cases of the disease and four deaths.
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