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  • Kenya: One dead, 60 in hospital after kala-azar outbreak in Marsabit

    Source: http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/mar...948422-1q4q4o/


    One dead, 60 in hospital after kala-azar outbreak in Marsabit
    Tuesday May 30 2017

    In Summary

    The outbreak began a month ago along the Garrisa-Marsabit border.
    Affected areas include Shur, Gudhas, Hawaye and Baalar.
    Some of the signs and symptoms of the disease include fever, enlarged spleen and the liver.

    By IRENE MWENDWA
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    A six-year-old child has died while forty people are recuperating at Marsabit County Referral Hospital after an outbreak of kala-azar.

    Speaking to Nation on Tuesday, the hospital Chief Officer Abshiro Hapicha said that up to 20 people were also referred to Kenyatta National Hospital.

    He said, the outbreak began a month ago along the Garrisa-Marsabit border...
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