Lassa Fever -- Sierra Leone
The surveillance supervisor of the Lassa Fever Unit at the government hospital in Kenema, Lansana Kanneh, said the rate of Lassa fever infection in the Kenema district is increasing at an alarming rate. In 2017, in Kenema District, the Lassa Fever Unit recorded 17 cases and 11 died. From January to May 2018, 18 cases have been recorded and 7 have died. He said the unit is expecting more cases.
Kanneh attributed the high rate of death to delayed arrival at the hospital. He said people
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5845206&promed&0
No comments:
Post a Comment