Saturday, 8 July 2017

PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed illness - Liberia (09): WHO, fatal, N. meningitidis sg C diagnosed

Meningitis - Neisseria -- Liberia
The MoH supported by the WHO, CDC, Africa Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), and other partners started on-site investigations one day after the alert. No disease was identified at the start of the outbreak and Ebola virus disease (EVD) was ruled out within 24 hours of the alert.
The National Public Health Institute of Liberia was activated to lead the response. WHO, CDC, UNICEF, and MSF reinforced the field response, and international coordination and information sharing was supported

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2uCWEHH

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