Over 70 admitted in hospital after cholera outbreak in Tana River
383 views · Published 9 June 2018 · 2:39 · Indexed 26 September 2026
Channel: KTN News Kenya · 2018 · News & Politics
Some 78 people in Madogo, Tana River county are admitted at the area health center following an outbreak of cholera addressing the media after visiting an Isolation Centre, county’s CEC for Health Mwanajuma Hiribae said tests conducted on the victims’ culture samples in Hola had tested positive to cholera. Hiribae said the county government had come up with intervention measures in collaboration with other development partners as it emerged that lack of clean and safe drinking water was the major cause of the outbreak. She said following the recent floods, water supply to Madogo was stopped after Kenya power disconnected power to the water intake when the flood waters submerged them. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more great videos: https://www.youtube.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KTNNews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KTNNewsKenya For more great content go to http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktnnews and download our apps: http://std.co.ke/apps/#android KTN News is a leading 24-hour TV channel in Eastern Africa with its headquarters located along Mombasa Road, at Standard Group Centre. This is the most authoritative news channel in Kenya and beyond.
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