WorldAfricaGuinea: Lassa fever outbreak update

Guinea: Lassa fever outbreak update

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak

Victims

1

Wounded

2

Date

February 17, 2024

What happened


According to The Africa CDC’s Weekly Event-Based Surveillance Report, the MoH reported two confirmed cases and one death (CFR: 50%) of Lassa fever from two district. the index case was a 27-year-old female from Central Dandou district. The second case was a 40-year-old male from Angola district. She was confirmed positive for Lassa fever and later died.

Where it happened

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