Lassa fevernoun [ U ]
uk/ˈlæs.ə ˌfiː.vər//ˈlæs.ə ˌfiː.vɚ/US also Lassa hemorrhagic fever, UK also Lassa haemorrhagic fever, abbreviation LHFa serious infectious disease similar to Ebola , that is caused by a virus and common in West Africa:
Around 5,000 people a year die from Lassa fever.
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