Tuesday, 25 July 2017

PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (74): Africa

Foodborne Illness -- Kenya
Since the beginning of 2017, Kenya is experiencing an upsurge of cholera cases. The 1st cholera outbreak reported in 2017 was in Tana River County. The outbreak started on 10 Oct 2016 and was controlled by April 2017.
A 2nd wave of cholera outbreaks started in Garissa County on 2 Apr 2017 and was reported later in 9 other counties including Nairobi, Murang'a, Vihiga, Mombasa, Turkana, Kericho, Nakuru, Kiambu, and Narok. The outbreak is being reported in the general population and in refugee

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2tWA3nR

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