MANDERA (Halbeeg News) – At least ten people have admitted to Mandera Referral Hospital after they tested positive for cholera.
According to paramedics at the hospital, the patients are being treated at the hospital.
All the samples collected at the hospital’s Cholera Treatment Center two last weeks have tested positive.
A health official who is privy to the situation at the isolation centre said 20 more patients are in quarantine.
Authorities in the County, however, say that despite the current wave of cholera that has hit Mandera East, the situation is under control.
County Health Executive Mohamud Eda said there is no cause for alarm as the outbreak has been contained.
Cholera is typically spread via infected water supplies and induces acute diarrhoea leading to severe dehydration, frequently resulting in death.
The risk of death is greatest among people with compromised immune systems, such as malnourished children or those living with HIV.
However, even among healthy adults, cholera can be fatal within a few hours of infection.
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