PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever – West Africa (31): Liberia

Lassa Fever — Liberia
The Chief Medical Officer stressed that the situation is “alarming” because cases are being confirmed outside of the region known for recording Lassa fever.
“From the Nimba County area going through Bong [county] to Lofa County — that is the Lassa Belt — and so those are places that we have always been concerned [about] but, if you can now find Lassa in other parts of Liberia then, of course, it’s becoming a major issue,” he said.
“Normally, it’s during the dry season that we see the