Cholera cases still being reported in counties – Unicef
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22/02/2018
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Star (Kenya)
A total of 817 cholera cases, resulting in 10 deaths have been reported this year, a Unicef-Kenya report shows.
Seven counties are still reporting an active cholera outbreak. They are Nairobi, Garissa, Embu, Kirinyaga, Mombasa, Turkana and Wajir. The outbreak has, however, been controlled in Kirinyaga and Mombasa counties.
Since January last year, 3,967 cholera cases were reported, with 76 deaths.
The first cholera outbreak to be reported in 2017 was in Tana River county. The outbreak started in October 2016 and was controlled by April 2017.
A second wave of cholera outbreaks then started in Garissa county on April 2 last year and was reported later in nine other counties. They include Nairobi, Murang’a, Vihiga, Mombasa, Turkana, Kericho, Nakuru, Kiambu, and Narok.
In Garissa county, the outbreak affected mainly the Dadaab refugee camp. Other cases and deaths were reported in the Hagadera, Dagahaleh, and Ifo 2 camps.
In Turkana county, the disease also affected Kakuma and Kalobeyei refugee camps.