Marburg virus: NCDC activates response team, insists Nigeria at moderate risk

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has heightened surveillance at the nation’s entry points to prevent an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), even as it said the country faces moderate risk of importation.

Chukwuma Muanya (Lagos) and Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze (Abuja)

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