Japan imports Ebola virus for research ahead of 2020 Olympics

Strains of Ebola and four other deadly viruses have been imported to Japan for the development of diagnostic kits ahead of the expected influx of visitors for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, a governmental research institute said Friday.The viruses were taken to a branch facility of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Musashimurayama, a Tokyo suburb, on Wednesday and Thursday, according to an institute official.The government obtained Ebola, Lassa, South American, Crimean-Congo and Marburg viruses from two foreign research facilities.The five viruses did not previou…READ FULL ARTICLE