The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) have confirmed three cases of Lassa Fever in Montserrado and Nimba counties. As of March 7, 2018, no new confirmed Lassa fever cases have been reported, the release said. Since January 1 this year, a total of 28 suspected cases of Lassa fever have been reported across Liberia, including 12 deaths. In recent years, a consistently increasing trend in the number of Lassa fever cases has been observed in Liberia and other countries across West Africa. This includes Nigeria, where an ongoing outbreak has led to 353 confirmed cases, with 78 confirmed and eight probable deaths since January 1, 2018.

Source: Daily Observer March 09, 2018 02:26 UTC