Although endemic to the West African nation, Lassa Virus is causing unusual high numbers of Lassa fever cases in 2018. Hence, rapid laboratory testing is crucial. The WHO is supporting the coordination for Nigeria’s response to Lassa fever with partners including BNITM. (Photo: WHO)
New 3-week intensive course at BNITM in September 2018. Application is open.
The EU Commissioner in charge of Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides, visited on of the mobile laboratories that had been deployed at the Ebola epidemic …
© European Union , 2017 / Photo: Carmen Jaspersen
In November, a team of four scientists was deployed to the outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Uganda.
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