The search for an Ebola cure is gearing up — but there may be too few patients.

A member of the cleaning team scrubs the decontamination zone at the Alliance for International Medical Action Ebola Treatment Unit in Nzerekore, Guinea on Jan. 24. (Jane Hahn/for The Washington Post)

A mobile lab sits in front of the National Center for Blood Transfusion in Conakry, Guinea on Jan. 28. (Jane Hahn/For The Washington Post)

By Amy Brittain February 10 at 3:30 AM

CONAKRY, Guinea — The race to find a cure for Ebola is heating up, with scientists launching experiments in West Africa that are among the most ambitious ever aimed at taming the devastating disease.
The Search for an Ebola Cure is Gearing Up — but There May Be Too Few Patients. by Thavam Ratna