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Scientists Identify New Lethal Virus in Africa


Science & Tech  (tags: Africa, science, medicine, health, virus )

Claudia
- 163 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Scientists have identified a lethal new virus in Africa that causes bleeding like the dreaded Ebola virus. The so-called "Lujo" virus infected five people in Zambia and South Africa last fall. Four of them died, but a fifth survived,....
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Dee C. (502)
Thursday May 28, 2009, 8:12 pm
Thanks Claudia..
Noted..
 

Claudia S. (62)
Thursday May 28, 2009, 8:48 pm
Kind of scary news.
 

Claudia S. (62)
Friday May 29, 2009, 4:57 pm
Thanks to all who have noted this - we made the front page. I thought it was an important story and am glad you did as well. I've not been paying a lot of attention to TV news, but have not heard this mentioned when I was watching.
 
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