In 1979, Conteh began working with the CDC and team leader Joseph B. McCormick at the Nixon Methodist Hospital in Segbwema.
Conteh became Medical Superintendent of the hospital in 1980.
The Sierra Leone Civil War broke out in 1991, forcing the CDC to close their program and move to Guinea.
The hospital was destroyed in the conflict and the spread of Lassa fever grew worse.
During the civil war, the Natal multimammate mouse infested abandoned houses, increasing the likelihood of infection.
In 1979, Conteh began working with the CDC and team leader Joseph B. McCormick at the Nixon Methodist Hospital in Segbwema. Conteh became Medical Superintendent of the hospital in 1980. The Sierra Leone Civil War broke out in 1991, forcing the CDC to close their program and move to Guinea. The hospital was destroyed in the conflict and the spread of Lassa fever grew worse. During the civil war, the Natal multimammate mouse infested abandoned houses, increasing the likelihood of infection.
Aniru Conteh