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REPORTING PERIOD: MAR 9-15, 2024
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HIGHLIGHTS ● No new confirmed case reported● Sixteen (16) contacts under 21 days follow up● Cumulative Case Fatality Rate (CFR): 29% (41/140)● Two counties currently in outbreak SITUATIONAL CONTEXT Lassa fever (LF) is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness that is endemic in West Africa, including Benin, Ghana,Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria. The incubation…

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REPORTING PERIOD: MAR 2-8, 2024
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HIGHLIGHTS ● No new confirmed case reported● Sixteen (16) contacts under 21 days follow up● Cumulative Case Fatality Rate (CFR): 29% (41/140)● Two counties currently in outbreak SITUATIONAL CONTEXT Lassa fever (LF) is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness that is endemic in West Africa, including Benin, Ghana,Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria. The incubation…

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REPORTING PERIOD: FEB 24-MAR 1, 2024
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HIGHLIGHTS ● One (1) new confirmed case reported from Bong County● Sixteen (16) contacts line listed and under follow up● Cumulative Case Fatality Rate (CFR): 29% (41/140)● Two counties currently in outbreak SITUATIONAL CONTEXT Lassa fever (LF) is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness that is endemic in West Africa, including Benin, Ghana,Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra…

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REPORTING PERIOD: FEB 17-23, 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 17-23, 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 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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