Lassa Fever

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REPORTING PERIOD: FEB 10-16, 2024
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HIGHLIGHTS ● No new confirmed case reported● All contacts have completed 21 days follow up● Cumulative Case Fatality Rate (CFR): 30% (42/139)● One county currently in outbreak (countdown) SITUATIONAL CONTEXT Lassa fever is a major public health concern in Liberia and West Africa at large. To date, eight (8) out of thefifteen (15) counties (Bong,…

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REPORTING PERIOD: FEB 3-9, 2024
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HIGHLIGHTS ● No new confirmed case reported● All 27 contacts including 10 healthcare workers completed 21 days follow up● Cumulative Case Fatality Rate (CFR): 29% (32/110)● One county currently in outbreak (Countdown) SITUATIONAL CONTEXT Lassa fever is a major public health concern in Liberia and West Africa at large. To date, eight (8) out of…

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REPORTING PERIOD: JAN 27-FEB 2, 2024
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HIGHLIGHTS ● No new confirmed case reported● A total of 27 contacts including 10 healthcare workers under follow up● Cumulative Case Fatality Rate (CFR): 29% (32/110)● One county currently in outbreak SITUATIONAL CONTEXT Lassa fever is a major public health concern in Liberia and West Africa at large. To date, eight (8) out of thefifteen…

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REPORTING PERIOD: JAN 14 – 26, 2024
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HIGHLIGHTS ● No new confirmed case reported● A total of 34 contacts including 13 healthcare workers under follow up● Cumulative Case Fatality Rate (CFR): 29% (32/110)● Two counties currently in outbreak SITUATIONAL CONTEXT Lassa fever is a major public health concern in Liberia and West Africa at large. To date, eight (8) out of thefifteen…

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REPORTING PERIOD: JAN 13 – 20, 2024
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HIGHLIGHTS ● One (1) new confirmed case reported from Tappita District, Nimba County● A total of 24 contacts including 13 healthcare workers under follow up● Cumulative Case Fatality Rate (CFR): 29% (32/110)● Two counties currently in outbreak SITUATIONAL CONTEXT Lassa fever is a major public health concern in Liberia and West Africa at large. To…

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