Liberia

Country-Specific Information: Liberia

Buruli Ulcer in Liberia, 2012

494 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 20, No. 3, March 2014 sensu stricto or B. burgdorferi sensu lato was detected (4/12 sites each), prevalence was 0.6%–2.2% and 0.7%– 2.5%, respectively. B. miyamotoi was detected at 7/12 sites, and prevalence ranged from 0.7% to 7.5%. A previous survey of B. burgdorferi in nearby Santa Cruz County recreational areas reported an infection ...

Liberia—Moving Beyond “Ebola Free”

A lthough the ongoing Ebola epidemic has brought much attention to Liberia, diseases of poverty, such as malaria, tuberculosis (TB), and maternal–newborn complications , rarely make the headlines. Along with the other West African countries that bore the brunt of the epidemic, Liberia ranks near the bottom of the Human Development Index, a composite measure that assesses whether persons enjoy a...

Introducing health facility accreditation in Liberia

In recent years, dozens of countries have introduced accreditation and other quality improvement initiatives. A great deal of information is available regarding best practices in high- and middle-income countries; however, little is available to guide developing nations seeking to introduce an accreditation programme. This paper describes the outputs and lessons learned in the first year of est...

Laboratory Diagnosis of Lassa Fever, Liberia

ports on Lassa fever in southern and central parts of Nigeria. That healthcare workers are still at as high a risk of contracting and dying from the disease as they were 20 years ago (8) is alarming. A key to solving this problem would be the establishment of diagnostic facilities that can provide rapid molecular testing at referral centers in the disease-endemic zones. This testing would facil...