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A village in Nigeria where a serious viral disease characterised by high fever and muscular pains was first identified (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lassa

(Other definitions for lassa that I've seen before include "-- Fever, acute viral disease" , "sort of fever" , "fever originating in 20 [NIGERIA]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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