Trend of Lassa fever cases and factors associated with mortality in Liberia, 2016 - 2021: a secondary data analysis

Abstract

Lassa fever was endemic in three of the fifteen counties of Liberia, case fatality rate remained generally high and widely varied. The high fatality of LF has been reported to the NPHIL and is currently being further investigated. There is a need to continuously train healthcare workers, especially in non-endemic counties to improve the LF treatment outcome.