Lassa fever: The deadly disease spreading in Sierra Leone ten years after Ebola • FRANCE 24

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Ten years ago, Sierra Leone was devastated by an outbreak of Ebola, killing around 4,000 people in the country. Now, researchers are hoping to learn from that experience to stop the spread of another haemorrhagic virus, Lassa. Although much less deadly than Ebola, doctors in Sierra Leone say they are seeing cases outside of the typical endemic zone as well as an alarming uptick in patient mortality.
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  2. A virus developed in a US bio-lab in Africa? American "doctors" acconpanied by military personnel were the first ones that rushed to Africa when Ebola was first reported 40 years ago.

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