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Skin disease reported in Nimba

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    A health team has begun investigating reports of a skin disease in the north central Liberian county of Nimba, an official at the Ministry of Health told IRIN on Thursday.

    “We are trying to look into the reports to find out whether it is something other than a known tropical skin disease,” the official said.

    According to Star radio, a Liberian station, the disease causes severe headache, fever, sores and a rash on affected parts of the body. First seen in Zoe-Geh district over six weeks ago, it has been contracted by an unspecified number of people, Star’s Nimba County correspondent reported.

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