High fatality of Lassa fever outbreak in Kenema District- Sierra Leone, January 2023

Introduction: In Sierra Leone, Lassa fever is an endemic disease with an estimated 16% fatality rate among hospitalized cases. On January 16, 2023, the Kenema District Health Management Team received notification about suspected cases of Lassa fever from the Kenema Government Hospital. We investigat...

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Published in:Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Main Authors: Binta Bah, Umaru Nyallay, Philp Gevao, Joel Mansaray, Paul Mansary, Umaru Sesay, Anna Jammeh, Solomon Aiah Sogbeh, Amara Alhaji Sheriff, Joseph Sam Kanu, James Sylvester Squire, Adel Hussein Elduma, Mohamed Alex Vandi, Gebrekrstos Negash Gebru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: African Field Epidemiology Network 2025-02-01
Subjects:
lassa fever
high fatality rate
kenema district
sierra leone
Online Access:https://www.afenet-journal.net/content/series/8/2/8/full/

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