Anthrax -- Kenya
At least 70 people have contracted anthrax at Lenginet village, Rongai Sub-county, Nakuru County after eating the carcass of a cow. Lenginet Dispensary Nursing Officer Khalid Kibet said the victims presented themselves at the hospital with swollen eyes, lesions on the face, hands, cheeks and fingers.
Mr Kibet said laboratory examinations revealed the patients have the deadly disease. He said 49 adults and 15 children who ate the meat were given antibiotics. Those who touched the
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