Ebola expert volunteers to trial potential life-saving drug

Prof Miles Carroll, who is working on the frontline in Guinea, will test the effectiveness of the VSV-EBOV vaccine in fighting the disease

An Ebola expert has volunteered to be vaccinated against the disease to help bring an experimental new drug to the frontline in Africa.

Prof Miles Carroll, head of research microbiology services at Public Health England, is working in Guinea where the life-saving capabilities of the VSV-EBOV vaccine are about to be tested.

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