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You're correct. I was thinking of Lassa when I wrote Hantavirus. Of course, Hantavirus was responsible for the "Four Corners" virus in N. America, and more commonly in S. America, if I recall correctly.

It's been over a decade since I worked in infectious disease epi, and even then not in tropical diseases, so I'm lucky to remember anything at all.

But my point stands: Africa is full of hemorrhagic fevers, which makes symptomatic diagnosis of Ebola difficult.




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