Minnesota patient has West African virus, search on for others exposed

A traveler who flew back to the United States from West Africa was diagnosed with the rare and sometimes deadly Lassa fever, said health authorities who on Friday were trying to identify others on the plane who may have been exposed. In the first Lassa case in the United States in four years, an unnamed patient was admitted to a Minnesota hospital on Monday suffering from fever and confusion, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement. Blood samples sent to CDC tested positive for Lassa fever on Thursday. The patient was recovering and in stable condition on Friday, the CDC said.



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