Friday, 27 May 2016

540 infected with fever that causes joint pain


THE STAR

Chikungunya virus causes knees to bend. The disease saw more than 500 hospitalised in Mandera on Wednesday May 25, 2016. Photo/Courtesy
Chikungunya virus causes knees to bend. The disease saw more than 500 hospitalised in Mandera on Wednesday May 25, 2016. Photo/Courtesy

The Mandera Health department has raised the alarm over the rising number of people hospitalised with Chikungunya fever. Five hundred and forty people have been hospitalised.
Health chief officer Mariam Dahir on Wednesday said the number of residents affected could be higher as many schools have not been inspected. Health workers have been dispatched to inspect schools. Chikungunya, a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, causes severe joint pain and headaches.
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