Liberia IDSR Epidemiology Bulletin 2017 Epi week 38- Sept. 18-24, 2017
A total of ninety-one suspected cases of immediately reportable diseases and events with 23 deaths were reported from 15 counties
Health facility reporting completeness and timeliness are 98% and 94% respectively
Measles outbreaks confirmed in Bong and Nimba Counties
Eight neonatal deaths identified retrospectively in Bong County
Grand Kru County reached alert threshold for meningitis with six suspected cases reported
However, only one case was confirmed and the other five discarded due to negative lab results
