Kenya: Tharaka Nithi County on high alert over visceral leishmaniasis outbreak
by News Desk from Outbreak News Today on (#5RHYT)
By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Tharaka Nithi County in central Kenya are reporting an outbreak of kala-azar, or visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Over the last few months, 33 cases and 5 deaths have been reported, prompting officials to issue an alert over the vector-borne disease. In Kenya since January 2020, a total of 1 170 visceral [...]
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