Monrovia - A rare skin disease appears to be causing panic amongst many Liberians after over 600 people were diagnosed infected. District surveillance officers alerted NPHIL about the increasing cases of the rare skin disease in early December 2017 after it began spreading and affected more people. There has been no mortality, he said, but the public health concern of the situation now points to discrimination of affected people. More than 170 patients have reportedly recovered from the skin disease in Rivercess County after they were treated with skin ointments, according to the NPHIL. Health promotional messages are being prepared to inform the public about the skin disease while further investigation about the infection continuous, he said.

Source: Front Page Africa January 05, 2018 02:37 UTC