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Corporate Authors:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Description:
Lassa fever is caused by a virus that is found in West Africa. It was first discovered in 1969 in Lassa, Nigeria when two missionary nurses died.

Lassa fever is mainly found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and Nigeria and is spread by rats. Other neighboring countries are also at risk because the type of rat that spreads the virus is also found throughout the West African region.

CS330933-A April 19, 2022

What-you-need-to-know-about-Lassa-508.pdf


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Lassa Fever/diagnosis
Lassa Fever/epidemiology
Lassa Fever/prevention & Control

Document Type:
Pamphlet (or booklet)
Genre:
Fact Sheet
Place as Subject:
Sierra Leone ; Liberia ; Guinea ; Nigeria
Sierra Leone ; Liberia ; Guinea ; Nigeria Less -
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:ed7472d83d894c8bd020c051d73716344a66b31e50ce8b584200d13ea71cb3eb
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