UBC experts on Ebola virus outbreak
An outbreak of Bundibugyo virus disease, a type of Ebola disease for which there are no approved vaccines or specific treatments, has occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The federal government has advised Canadians to avoid all travel to the Ituri and North Kivu provinces of the DRC.
UBC experts are available to comment.
Dr. Stephen Hoption Cann, PhD
Clinical Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Email: hoption.cann@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- infectious transmission and treatment
Dr. Srinivas Murthy, MD CM, MHS
Clinical Associate Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics
Email: srinivas.murthy@cw.bc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- global public health, including outbreaks and emerging infections
Dr. Meaghan Thumath, DPhil, MSc, BSN, RN
(She/Her/Hers)
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing
phone: 604-319-8128
Email: meaghan.thumath@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English, French
Expertise:
- Ebola outbreak response
- DRC experience, former WHO consultant on last Ebola outbreak in DRC
- public health emergencies
