Compared with the previous outbreak in West Africa, which killed close to 11,000 people from 2014 to 2016, the response has been more organized. Buckets of bleach are displayed outside hotels, restaurants and clinics, while infected patients are treated in individual plastic cubes to limit the risks of contagion. Health workers can also rely on an effective vaccine, despite the deep mistrust in villages around Beni. “I think this vaccination campaign has helped saved the lives of many, many people,” Delay said.