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This had happened before, for example, in the case of Lassa virus, which emerged in the town of Lassa in Nigeria in 1969.

There are viruses with shorter genomes that are more hazardous, for example Lassa is ~10.68Kb (Kilobase), or 21.236Kb (Kilobit): 2.654KB (Kilobyte).

Beyond the flu, Lassa Fever, another hemorrhagic fever, is endemic in the region.

Africa is full of hemorrhagic diseases: Lassa Fever, Marburg, or Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever.

We've had (at least) seven imported cases of Lassa hemorrhagic fever in the US [0], and at least one imported case of Marburg [1].

HIV, Lassa virus, and Ebola hasn’t mutated in something milder.

And, according to wikipedia, that category includes Ebola, Rabies, Lassa virus and Hanta virus, which is a little disappointing.

What's the relationship between Lassa fever and covid-19?

It details the modern origin cases that led to the characterization of a number of diseases, including Marburg, Ebola, Legionnaires' Disease, and Lassa fever.

I was thinking of Lassa when I wrote Hantavirus.

From the WHO, some potential pandemic or large scale epidemic viruses are: Crimean-congo Hermorrhagic fever virus, Highly pathogenic emerging coronaviruses relevant to humans, Rift Valley fever virus, Nipah virus, Lassa fever virus, Ebola virus, and Marburg virus.

For instance, Ebola is "common" in Liberia, but someone coming in with the symptoms of fever and headache are still at least as likely to have flu (or even Lassa fever) as they are to have Ebola.

The doctors in Minnesota are still saying that the virus that this person was infected with was “Lassa fever” a different form of Hemorrhagic fever than Ebola, but given the area of the country that the passenger traveled from, many believe that this is a case of Ebola.

Measles/Mumps/Ebola/Marburg/Lassa/HEP A/B/D/E?