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Fears of anthrax outbreak as six hospitalised
By Kamau Maichuhie
|Updated Fri, May 12th 2017 at 00:00 GMT
Six people suspected to be infected with anthrax were Thursday admitted to Thika Level 5 Hospital. All slaughterhouses in Thika were consequently closed indefinitely as the Government sought to contain the spread of the disease.
The hospital's superintendent Andrew Toro said the patients, all male, were receiving treatment after they were brought to the facility with symptoms similar to those of anthrax. Dr Toro said they had already put the patients in an isolation ward as anthrax is a contagious disease.
He said the six patients were loaders at a slaughterhouse in Makongeni, one of the most populous estates in Thika. "We have taken blood samples to the veterinary laboratory in Kabete to confirm if it is really anthrax. The patients are however continuing to receive treatment," Toro said...
Fears of anthrax outbreak as six hospitalised
By Kamau Maichuhie
|Updated Fri, May 12th 2017 at 00:00 GMT
Six people suspected to be infected with anthrax were Thursday admitted to Thika Level 5 Hospital. All slaughterhouses in Thika were consequently closed indefinitely as the Government sought to contain the spread of the disease.
The hospital's superintendent Andrew Toro said the patients, all male, were receiving treatment after they were brought to the facility with symptoms similar to those of anthrax. Dr Toro said they had already put the patients in an isolation ward as anthrax is a contagious disease.
He said the six patients were loaders at a slaughterhouse in Makongeni, one of the most populous estates in Thika. "We have taken blood samples to the veterinary laboratory in Kabete to confirm if it is really anthrax. The patients are however continuing to receive treatment," Toro said...