Lassa
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The WHO tries to keep tabs on these things, listing things like bird flu, Ebola, Nipah, Lassa and yes, hantavirus, as top-ranking threats to global health.
From Salon ● May 11, 2026
UK officials are checking for any possible cases of Lassa fever after a traveller to England, who has since returned to Nigeria, is known to have been infected.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
Not long after, he was sent to Sierra Leone to help investigate an outbreak of Lassa fever, a virulent hemorrhagic virus.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
There are currently no FDA-approved diagnostics for Lassa, and Lassa virus cases are typically not documented.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2024
Then he checked all of my cousins for signs of Lassa fever.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
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