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]

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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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
Series:F1000Research
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
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