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Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2023 Introduction: The average global neonatal mortality rate is 17 deaths per 1,000 live births, while in Liberia, the neonatal mortality rate is 30.6 deaths per 1,000 live births as of 2020.
Jimmy Lawubah +9 more
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Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2023 Introduction: Measles is a highly contagious illness and remains one of the leading causes of death of children worldwide. Measles is one of the epidemic-prone diseases for weekly reporting in the revised Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in ...
Francis Bobway +8 more
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Knowledge Attitude and Preventive Practices of COVID-19 among Health Workers, Liberia, 2020
Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2023 Introduction: Frontline health workers are at higher risk of exposure to infectious disease compared to other health workers. Due to the novelty of COVID-19, instructional guidance on the disease management and prevention was made available by WHO ...
Himiede Sesay +7 more
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Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021 Introduction: Lassa fever (LF) causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide with estimated 3-5 million individuals being infected yearly. In West Africa, the disease is endemic in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
Darius Dolopei +19 more
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Is Schistosomiasis present in Grand Kru County, Liberia, 2018?
Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021 Introduction: Schistosomiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases targeted for elimination. Estimates have it that there are 200,000 deaths annually in sub-Sharan Africa. Prevalence of Schistosomiasis is estimated at 25% in Liberia.
Emmanuel Ghartey +7 more
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Building Epidemiological Capacity for Health Security in Liberia
Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021 Liberia was the worst affected country in the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa. The outbreak exposed the systemic weaknesses in the healthcare system in the country.[1] One of the urgent gaps that needed to be quickly addressed was ...
Muhammad Shakir Balogun +2 more
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The challenges of detecting and responding to a Lassa fever outbreak in an Ebola-affected setting
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 Objectives: Lassa fever (LF), a priority emerging pathogen likely to cause major epidemics, is endemic in much of West Africa and is difficult to distinguish from other viral hemorrhagic fevers, including Ebola virus disease (EVD).
E.L. Hamblion +11 more
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Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2021 Introduction: Malaria remains a public health concern and one of the top three causes of morbidities at outpatient department in Liberia. To implement preventive, diagnostic, and malaria treatment measures, the annual malaria episodes is required for ...
Victor Senkolo Koko +11 more
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Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public HealthIntroduction: In 2014, Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak struck West Africa, leaving Liberia as the most affected nation. Two years later, a Joint External Evaluation (JEE) conducted in Liberia revealed gaps within the disease surveillance system. These
Siatta Leemu Alberta Gray +7 more
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Global Health Action, 2018 Background: Partners In Health (PIH) committed to improving health care delivery in Maryland County, Liberia following the Ebola epidemic by employing 71 community health workers (CHWs) to provide treatment support to tuberculosis (TB), HIV and leprosy ...
Julia H. Rogers +9 more
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