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Liberia: chickenpox outbreak at overcrowded Greenville Prison

A chickenpox outbreak has struck the Greenville Central Prison, leaving six imprisoned people severely affected and raising fears of a potential rapid spread to all five cells housing the prison’s population.

Source: Liberian Investigator (25/01/2025)