NIGERIAN SCIENTISTS IN A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH, DISCOVER TWO NEW VIRUSES

Two new viruses have been discovered by Nigerian Scientists in Nigeria together with their United States counterparts.
The team of scientists was led by Dr. Christian Happi who is the Director of African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Redeemer's University, Mowe, Ogun State.
The viruses discovered were similar to the virus responsible for haemorrhagic fever in Democratic Republic of Congo in 2012 and related to Rabies.
The viruses currently have not been confirmed to pose any threat to the Nigerian populace.
The Director, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Professor Abdulsalami Nasidi calls the discovery a major breakthrough for Nigerian scientists.
The team of scientists who discovered the  two viruses have named them, "Ekpoma virus-1" (EKV-1) and  "Ekpoma Virus -2" (EKV-2)


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Photo is Prof.  Abdulsalami Nasidi, Director Nigeria Centre for Disease Control