Renowned Canadian Epidemiologist to Lead Coronavirus Study Team

Canadian epidemiologist Bruce Aylward speaks during a press conference at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 7, 2016. Aylward will lead an international team of experts in the study of China's novel coronavirus outbreak. The Canadian Press/AP, Keystone

OTTAWA—Renowned Canadian epidemiologist Bruce Aylward will be leading a team of World Health Organization experts in China to study the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

Aylward arrived in China today to lay the groundwork for the larger international team tasked with learning more about the virus and China’s public health response to it.