Liberia's health ministry has verified a measles epidemic that has spread to 14 of the country's 15 counties.
Francis Kateh, the Chief Medical Officer, said there had been reports of fatalities in the aftermath of the epidemic, but he couldn't say if they were all measles-related.
Low vaccination rates, he said on a radio interview, were to blame for the outbreak.
Since the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, he noted, many parents have stopped vaccinating their children.