Krista Larson and Boubacar Diallo, Associated Press |CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Authorities in Guinea announced the first death from Lassa fever in more than two decades Thursday, heightening anxiety about another hemorrhagic fever in the West African country where an Ebola epidemic first emerged. Authorities in Guinea, though, said appropriate contact tracing was done and that there was nothing for people to fear. There is no approved vaccine for Lassa fever, whose symptoms are similar to Ebola. Like Ebola, Lassa fever can be spread through contact with the bodily fluids of sick people. At least 40 people are believed to have died from Lassa fever there.

Source: GNN Liberia February 08, 2018 16:18 UTC