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NOVA•Season 10•Episode 3

Lassa Fever

Feb 8, 198355 min

A gripping docudrama about a mysterious, highly lethal disease which struck a village in Nigeria in 1969, and the frustrating, seesaw battle against it. NOVA recounts how public health workers came perilously close to accidentally releasing a deadly virus in the US.

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Season 10 Episodes21

Hawaii: Crucible of Life

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

Lassa Fever

The Miracle of Life

Asbestos: A Lethal Legacy

City of Coral

Fat Chance in a Thin World

Sixty Minutes to Meltdown

Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales

The Artificial Heart

Talking Turtle

Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial

To Live Until You Die: The Work of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

A Magic Way of Going: The Story of Thoroughbreds

A Normal Face: The Wonders of Plastic Surgery

Captives of Care

Twenty-Five Years in Space

Nuclear Strategy for Beginners

The Climate Crisis

Eyes Over China

Alcoholism: Life Under The Influence

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Episode Summary

"Lassa Fever" is episode 3 of NOVA season 10. It aired on February 8, 1983.

Next: E4 · The Miracle of Life Best of Season 10