Associated Press: Benin says Lassa fever kills 9, no Ebola found
“Nine people have died in Benin from Lassa fever, a viral disease common in West Africa with symptoms similar to Ebola, the country’s health minister said. … But so far no Ebola cases have been confirmed in Benin, Health Minister Dorothee Kinde Gazard told reporters late Tuesday. Authorities will double-check those results with more tests, said Youssouf Gamatie, the representative for the World Health Organization in the country…” (11/26).