The NPHIL National Reference Laboratory has recently confirmed two Lassa fever cases at the ELWA Hospital in Montserrado County. Also, on December 30, 2019, a Lassa fever case was reported from District #3 A/B, Grand Bassa County. A confirmed Lassa fever case was reported from the CH Rennie Hospital in Margibi County on December 18, 2019. In view of the aforementioned recent Lassa fever cases, and the fact that NPHIL has responded to an average of one Lassa fever case per week in recent months, NPHIL, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, has deemed it expedient to announce that Liberia has had a continuous Lassa fever outbreak. Lassa fever is not as infectious as Ebola and rarely spread from persons to persons.

Source: Daily Observer January 10, 2020 16:07 UTC