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Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 00:00 -- BY CHARLES MGHENYI
MORE than 140 cases of the Dengue fever have been reported in Mombasa county, according to a report by Kenya Medical Research Institute.
Speaking during a breakfast meeting yesterday, Kemfri indicated 58 out of 143 cases reported tested positive. Abdinoor Mohamed, a Kemfri researcher, said the cases are evenly distributed across the county. He said they are working on a way to eradicate it.
“The fever has no treatment or vaccination. The only treatment is securing the breeding grounds for the mosquitoes,” Mohamed said. He said it is the second case of the fever outbreak reported in the country since 1982 and they are still investigating the cause.
The researcher said the results of 34 tests are still pending. According to the report, no one has succumbed due to the fever. “Our doctors are ensuring that the disease is contained. No patient has died from the fever,” said Mohamed. However, a doctor from Mombasa Hospital at the meeting said a person suspected to have the disease died three days ago.
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-118548/beware-dengue-fever-kemri-warns
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