Editing Lassa fever (section)

=== Liberia ===
Lassa fever is endemic in Liberia. From 1 January 2017 through 23 January 2018, 91 suspected cases were reported from six counties: Bong, Grand Bassa, Grand Kru, Lofa, Margibi, and Nimba. Thirty-three of these cases were laboratory confirmed, including 15 deaths (case fatality rate for confirmed cases = 45.4%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.who.int/csr/don/22-february-2018-lassa-fever-liberia/en/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165208/http://www.who.int/csr/don/22-february-2018-lassa-fever-liberia/en/|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2018|title=WHO {{!}} Lassa Fever – Liberia|website=WHO|access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>

Liberia recorded 108 infections and 9 fatalities associated with 2018 Nigeria outbreak. The outbreak was concentrated in [[Lofa County|Lofa]] and [[Nimba County|Nimba]] Counties, where healthcare infrastructure was already fragile due to past epidemics. The Liberian Ministry of Health, supported by international partners, deployed mobile clinics and trained health workers to improve case detection and management.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lassa Fever – Liberia |url=https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/22-february-2018-lassa-fever-liberia-en |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=www.who.int |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2020, a total of 24 confirmed cases with nine associated deaths has been reported from nine health districts in six counties. Grand Bossa and Bong counties account for 20 of the confirmed cases.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://outbreaknewstoday.com/liberia-reports-increase-in-lassa-fever-45925/|title=Liberia reports increase in Lassa fever|date=2020-02-04|website=Outbreak News Today|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-13|archive-date=5 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305061913/http://outbreaknewstoday.com/liberia-reports-increase-in-lassa-fever-45925/|url-status=live}}</ref>