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Mickeymouse | 16:21 Mon 06th Oct 2003 | History
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Which tropical disease was named after the Nigerian village where it was first reported in the 1960's?
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lassa fever, at a guess. Hantavirus, discovered 1969
16:52 Mon 06th Oct 2003
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Lassa fever.
16:53 Mon 06th Oct 2003
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Oh dear...a case of the simultaneous keyings once more!
16:54 Mon 06th Oct 2003
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could be Ebola, it's the first one that springs to mind
22:36 Mon 06th Oct 2003
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I can't answer for the sources of the names Hanta and Ebola, but it is certain that Lassa fever is named specifically after a village called 'Lassa' near the town of Mubi in north-eastern Nigeria. So, it assuredly fits the question's demands precisely.
08:06 Tue 07th Oct 2003
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Hanta Virus was nameds after a river in Korea, where it was encountered by US troops during the Korean war.
22:38 Tue 07th Oct 2003
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but hantaviruses are a subtype of zoonotic febrile viruses...
09:33 Wed 08th Oct 2003

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