WHO says 19 dead, 39 infected so far in Congo Ebola outbreak

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Brian Ward, Centre for the Study of Host Resistance, McGill University

The national and international response to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC has been fast and the vaccine that showed promise at the end of the West African outbreak is already being deployed. Although Ebola remains a serious challenge, I'm very hopeful that this outbreak will be contained rapidly.  

Professor Ward is an expert on vaccines, and immunity

Brian.ward [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)