BSL4 facility to start operating in Musashimurayama

BSL4 facility to start operating in Musashimurayama

Masaru Fujino, mayor of Musashimurayama, Tokyo, meets with reporters at the city office on Aug. 3, 2015, following his meeting with health minister Yasuhisa Shiozaki. They agreed to start operating a biosafety level 4 facility in the city to deal with dangerous disease-causing agents, such as Ebola virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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