Liberia's Ministry of Health has revealed it is fighting to control an outbreak of Lassa fever which has killed two people since the beginning of March.
A spokesman told the BBC the two confirmed victims were a 57-year old woman and a 44-year-old man.
The two cases happend in the central city of Gbarnga and the capital Monrovia respectively, which are almost 200km (125 miles) apart.
According to the ministry, both had sought treatment at a number of health centres where they were treated for malaria and typhoid.
An official of the ministry, Yatta Wapoe, told the BBC the outbreak seems under control, as all of the 109 suspected cases had tested negative.
They will be officially declared free of the disease by the 25 March.
Spread mainly by rats, Lassa Fever has been endemic for years in the parts of Liberia close to the border with Guinea;
The disease’s symptoms include hiccup, abdominal pains, bloody stool and the oozing of blood after injections.
Source: BBC
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH I CANNOT HEAR OR SEE ANY PUBLIC EDUCATION GOING ON IN CONNECTION WITH LASSA FEVER. IS IT THAT NO FUNDS AVAILABLE OR IT IS JUST NOT IMPORTANT AN ISSUE OR WHAT IS IT? DON'T SLEEP ON THE JOB MR MINISTER OF HEALTH -MR. AGYEMANG MANU TELL THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE NEEDED FUNDS FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. GHC50.BILLION FOR PARTY ORGANIZATION IS NOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE NATION'S HEALTH.