Epidemiological characteristics and hospital outcomes of hospitalized Lassa fever cases during the 2022-2023 outbreak in Liberia [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Background Lassa fever (LF) is an endemic and immediately notifiable disease in Liberia, and one laboratory confirmed case constitutes an outbreak. We described the epidemiological characteristics and hospital outcomes of LF cases hospitalized during the 2022-2023 outbreak in Liberia. Methods A retr...

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Published in:	F1000Research
Main Authors:	Emmanuel Dwalu, Pryanka Relan, Julius S. M. Gilayeneh, Patrick N. Kpanyen, Peter Adewuyi, Godwin E. Akpan, Ibrahim Franklyn Kamara, George W. Goteh, Shermarke Hassan, Philip Owiti, Fahn Tarweh, Benjamin T. Vonhm, Bode I. Shobayo, Ralph W. Jetoh, Louis Ako-Egbe, Chukwuma D. Umeokonkwo, Darius B. Lehyen, Mher Beglaryan, Hannock Tweya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	F1000 Research Ltd 2025-05-01
Subjects:	Liberia Lassa fever positivity rate case fatality rate outbreak Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response eng
Online Access:	https://f1000research.com/articles/13-661/v2