50 years ago, scientists were trying to get a grip on Lassa fever
Excerpt from the March 21, 1970 issue of Science News
![Multimammate rats](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/020320_cm_50ya-lassa_feat.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
Multimammate rats (Mastomys natalensis), endemic to West Africa, spread Lassa fever to people.
Joe Blossom/Alamy Stock Photo
Excerpt from the March 21, 1970 issue of Science News
Multimammate rats (Mastomys natalensis), endemic to West Africa, spread Lassa fever to people.
Joe Blossom/Alamy Stock Photo