Kenya: 2024 Cholera

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties...tted-as-migori-county-confirms-cholera-cases/


Three admitted as Migori County confirms cholera cases
by MANUEL ODENY
05 February 2024 - 22:01

In Summary

On Monday, county Deputy Governor Gimunta Mahiri in a press conference at the Referral Hospital said tests turned positive for the deadly disease.
“County has confirmed cholera and three patients have been admitted at Kehancha sub-county hospital,” he said.

Migori County has confirmed a cholera outbreak after the nearby country of Tanzania reported its first case in the Tarime area a month ago.

On Monday, county Deputy Governor Gimunta Mahiri in a press conference at the Referral Hospital said tests turned positive for the deadly disease...
​





​



​
​
​

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://nation.africa/kenya/health/cholera-cases-on-the-rise-amid-devastating-floods-4612162

Cholera cases on the rise amid devastating floods
Friday, May 03, 2024
By Angela Oketch

Content Lead Health and Science

Nation Media Group
What you need to know:

Cholera, a bacterial infection caused by ingesting contaminated food or water, leads to severe dehydration and can be fatal within hours if left untreated.
Communities are being advised to boil or treat drinking water, practice regular handwashing, and seek immediate medical attention for symptoms of cholera.

The country has recorded 34 cholera cases, attributed to the widespread flooding affecting various parts of the country.

Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni said the long rains have destroyed sanitation facilities (latrines), resulting in the collapse and filling of latrines with flood water contaminating water sources with faecal matter.

Inadequate sanitation facilities, limited water and hygiene, and untreated water consumption could worsen the situation in overcrowded rescue camps, Ms Muthoni said.​..

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.barrons.com/news/dozens...ood-hit-kenya-c283b885?refsec=topics_afp-news


Dozens Of Cholera Cases Reported In Flood-hit Kenya
By AFP - Agence France Presse
May 8, 2024

​The United Nations voiced concern on Wednesday after dozens of cases of cholera were reported in Kenya which has been hit by weeks of destructive rains and floods.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said 44 cases of the disease have been reported in Tana River County in eastern Kenya, one of the areas hardest hit by widespread flooding.

"I believe that between government and national and international partners, we'll be able to contain it," the UN's resident coordinator in Kenya, Stephen Jackson, said in an interview with Citizen TV.​..

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2024/05/16/cholera-cases-rise-to-107-in-flood-ravaged-kenya/


Cholera cases rise to 107 in flood-ravaged Kenya
Published on May 16, 2024
By Matthew Atungwu

The number of cholera cases has increased to 107 in Kenya as heavy flooding caused by seasonal rains continues to wreak havoc in the country, the government confirmed on Thursday.

The Ministry of Interior and National Administration said the Ministry of Health, together with the Kenya Red Cross, are conducting medical outreach programs and control measures against cholera and other waterborne diseases in Nyeri, Tana River and Marsabit counties.

“Thirty public health officials have also been deployed for a risk assessment of all 167 internally displaced camps and evaluation of nutrition as well as safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) points,” the ministry said in a statement issued in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.

The surge in cholera cases in Kenya has raised the risk of the disease spreading and threatens to undermine outbreak control efforts...​