The Institute of Viral and Emergent Pathogens Control and Research (IVEPCR) is a branch of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), Edo State. Established in 2007, formerly as the Institute of Lassa Fever Research and Control, IVEPCR has grown into Nigeria’s national reference center for the diagnosis, research, and management of viral hemorrhagic fevers and other emerging pathogens.