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Definition of
Lassa fever noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Lassa fever
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌlæsə ˈfivər
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/
,
NAmE
/
/
ˌlɑsəˈfivər
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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a serious disease, usually caught from
rats
and found especially in W. Africa
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Lassa fever
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