Lassa Fever -- Liberia
Liberian authorities on Wednesday [16 May 2018] confirmed that 22 deaths have been recorded across the country following the outbreak of Lassa fever since January [2018].
In a statement, the National Public Health Institute of Liberia said the West African country had seen an increase in the outbreak with 81 suspected cases recorded so far.
However, 67 out of the 81 suspected cases tested negative following laboratory examination, according to the statement.
Lassa fever is a viral
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5806477&promed&0
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