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West African nation of Guinea reports Lassa fever death
[Business Insider UK8 February 2018
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) ? Health authorities in the West African nation of Guinea are reporting the country's first death from Lassa fever in nearly a quarter-century.
The emergence of the hemorrhagic virus has created anxiety in Guinea, where the world's worst Ebola epidemic began in late 2013 and claimed more than 11,000 lives.
The victim's death was reported Thursday, though the government statement says its citizen died in neighboring Liberia on Jan. 11. The government says it has been monitoring 28 contacts of the victim in Guinea...
West African nation of Guinea reports Lassa fever death
[Business Insider UK8 February 2018
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) ? Health authorities in the West African nation of Guinea are reporting the country's first death from Lassa fever in nearly a quarter-century.
The emergence of the hemorrhagic virus has created anxiety in Guinea, where the world's worst Ebola epidemic began in late 2013 and claimed more than 11,000 lives.
The victim's death was reported Thursday, though the government statement says its citizen died in neighboring Liberia on Jan. 11. The government says it has been monitoring 28 contacts of the victim in Guinea...