Leishmaniasis -- Kenya
Kenya is reporting a large outbreak of the parasitic disease, visceral leishmaniasis (Kala Azar). Since January through the 1st week of August (2019), a total of 1986 cases of leishmaniasis have been reported from Marsabit, Wajir and Garissa counties. Marsabit County has been hit the hardest, reporting 1716 suspected cases with 19 deaths. Overall in Kenya, 27 deaths have been recorded.
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease found in parts of the tropics, subtropics, and southern Europe.
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6627214&promed&0
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