According to the WHO “Weekly Bulletin on Outbreaks and other Emergencies” (Week 39: 19 – 25 September 2022), on 8 September 2022, seven cases of Lassa Fever among workers employed in the same facility were reported.
Blood samples were taken from which the PCR was carried out at the Laboratory of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers of Guinea (LFHVG) to test for various diseases, resulting in two positive cases for Lassa Fever.
As of 26 September 2022, eighteen confirmed, one probable, and two deaths cases of Lassa fever were reported in Conakry and Kindia. The epidemiological investigation is ongoing to identify the source of its contamination.
