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There are many non-Ebola viral hemorrhagic fevers across Sub-Saharan Africa. Not all might be quite as lethal as Ebola, but they have similar modes of transmiss
by mayneack 12y ago
There are many non-Ebola viral hemorrhagic fevers across Sub-Saharan Africa. Not all might be quite as lethal as Ebola, but they have similar modes of transmission that you wouldn't need an Ebola specific warning to know not to touch dead people. I obviously think this shouldn't be behind a paywall, but I don't think that would help.
Lassa Virus in particular is present in Liberia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassa_fever#Epidemiology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lassa_fever#Epidemiology
- maxerickson 12y agoThe title of the paper in question is presumably "A serological survey on viral haemorrhagic fevers in liberia". (linked in another comment by DangerousPie) So even if you take a step back from calling it a warning about Ebola, the question of why it was not well known in Liberia is still an interesting one.