More than 1,000 tour Winnipeg's National Microbiology Lab

More than 1,000 people walked through the doors of the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg on Saturday to get a glimpse of the facilitythat tests specimens of suspected Ebola cases.

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Saturday was all about assuring the public aboutthefacility's security. The last time the lab had an open house was five years ago, and the turnout at that time was nothing like it was Saturday.

Officials with the lab said the growing concerns about Ebola helped draw larger crowds this time around.

While officials said that while Ebola is gettingmost of the headlines right now, scientists at the lab conduct broad research with bugs from all over the world, especially now as flu season begins.

The public was allowed into the lab shortly after the World Health Organization announced it will be shipping the experimental Canadian Ebola vaccine on Monday. According to the WHO, between 800 and 1,000 vials of the vaccine will be shipped to the University Hospital of Geneva.

Clinical trials on the vaccine are expected to start late October or early November.