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Three die, 150 treated after eating uninspected meat
Monday February 19 2018
By DAVID MUCHUI
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Three people died while more than 150 have been treated after consuming uninspected meat at Kanuni in Igembe South.
Six people were admitted and still undergoing treatment at the Nyambene Sub-County Hospital, Meru County.
Nyambene Medical Superintendent Dr Michael Kariuki said the uninspected meat was sold for a span of four days from February 14.
?Two people fell sick and died on Friday and Saturday last week. Another patient died while receiving treatment. More than 150 have been treated and discharged at various health facilities. Currently the situation is under control,? Dr Kariuki said.
He said public health officers were in the village to ensure everyone who ate the meat was treated...
...Meru County Livestock Chief Officer David Mugambi said two cows had died in the area and they suspect they had anthrax.
Dr Mugambi said samples were being tested to establish the cause of death.
Three die, 150 treated after eating uninspected meat
Monday February 19 2018
By DAVID MUCHUI
More by this Author
Three people died while more than 150 have been treated after consuming uninspected meat at Kanuni in Igembe South.
Six people were admitted and still undergoing treatment at the Nyambene Sub-County Hospital, Meru County.
Nyambene Medical Superintendent Dr Michael Kariuki said the uninspected meat was sold for a span of four days from February 14.
?Two people fell sick and died on Friday and Saturday last week. Another patient died while receiving treatment. More than 150 have been treated and discharged at various health facilities. Currently the situation is under control,? Dr Kariuki said.
He said public health officers were in the village to ensure everyone who ate the meat was treated...
...Meru County Livestock Chief Officer David Mugambi said two cows had died in the area and they suspect they had anthrax.
Dr Mugambi said samples were being tested to establish the cause of death.