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Cholera still affecting four districts in Kenya

Four districts in Kenya are still reporting cases of cholera, which has spread partly because of population movement and because of a water shortage, which has led to poor sanitation and hygiene, a senior health official said.

22 May 2009

A shortage of water is fuelling the spread of cholera (Image: Noor Ali/IRIN)

As of 21 May, the districts affected include Kajiado, Moyale, Laisamis and Tinderet, in Kenya's Eastern, Northeastern and Rift Valley provinces. About 17 districts were affected at the peak of the cholera outbreak earlier this year.

"Nationally, at least 240 cases have been laboratory-confirmed to be cholera," Shahnaaz Sharif, Director of Public Health, told IRIN, adding that about 1,842 cases of those presenting with symptoms such as diarrhoea and vomiting had also been recorded and treated as cholera.

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