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West African nation of Guinea reports Lassa fever death
Health authorities in the West African nation of Guinea are reporting the country's first death from Lassa fever in nearly a quarter-century.
Feb 8, 2018
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Nigeria lassa fever death toll now 31: health minister
Thirty-one people have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria since the start of this year, the health minister said, with cases of the viral disease recorded across the country.
Feb 6, 2018
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Lassa fever kills 21 in Nigeria: health officials
Twenty-one people have died from Lassa fever in Nigeria this month, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said on Wednesday, in the latest outbreak in Africa's most populous nation.
Jan 31, 2018
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Guinea launches infectious disease centre to fight Ebola
Guinea launched a new infectious disease centre Friday designed to safeguard the west African nation against a new resurgence in the Ebola virus, almost three years after the epidemic broke out.
Nov 11, 2016
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101 die in Nigeria from Lassa fever outbreak
A growing Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 101 people, as West Africa battles to contain a flare-up of the virus, according to data from the nation's health authorities released Saturday.
Feb 6, 2016
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Nine people suspected dead of Lassa fever in Benin
As the world ramps up its fight against the Zika virus, West Africa is battling to contain a growing outbreak of Lassa fever with nine people in Benin reported dead, a health official told AFP Tuesday.
Feb 2, 2016
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Suspected Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria: minister (Update)
Forty people have died in Nigeria in a suspected outbreak of Lassa fever in 10 states across the country, Health Minister Isaac Adewole said Friday.
Jan 8, 2016
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CDC: 150 possibly had contact with Lassa fever victim
Federal and New Jersey health officials have identified more than 150 people who possibly had contact with a patient who died of Lassa Fever.
May 28, 2015
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Man diagnosed with Lassa fever dies in US after Liberia trip
A New Jersey man died Monday evening after been diagnosed with Lassa fever—a frightening infectious disease from West Africa that is rarely seen in the United States, a federal health official said.
May 26, 2015
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UTMB collaboration results in rapid Ebola test
University of Texas Medical Branch researchers who helped assess the effectiveness of a new rapid test kit to diagnose Ebola learned this week it has received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.
Mar 4, 2015
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