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Mombasa County health authorities have announced the outbreak of dengue fever in the region.
The officers say the disease has hit the county and other surrounding counties, but denied any deaths.
The authorities last week warned that the onset of the long rains could spur water and vector borne disease including diarrhea, malaria and dysentery.
The Standard has also learnt that the number of infections could be high, as all Government hospitals and medical institutions lack the capacity to diagnose the fever and have to transfer samples to private laboratories for tests.
According to estimates from the county governments health department, more than 100 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in various hospitals since the beginning of the year.
County Health Executive Binti Omar said most of the reported cases are of elderly and young residents in the county.
Dr Omar said despite the outbreak, nobody has succumbed to the disease, which is regarded as fatal tropical fever. It however, killed three people in Mombasa last year.
She said her office has no records showing prevalence rates in specific areas adding that the vector transmitting the fever tends to bite in many areas during the day but is more prevalent in areas that are crowded and unhygienic.
Omar added that most patients have been diagnosed with mild cases, unlike last year where three people succumbed.
Most of the cases diagnosed were detected in private institutions, whose surveillance system to screen and detect the fever is functioning.
Standard Digital News : : Health - Coast region hit by mosquito transmitted fever
kadoda11 Geza Ulole Bulldog
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Mombasa County health authorities have announced the outbreak of dengue fever in the region.
The officers say the disease has hit the county and other surrounding counties, but denied any deaths.
The authorities last week warned that the onset of the long rains could spur water and vector borne disease including diarrhea, malaria and dysentery.
The Standard has also learnt that the number of infections could be high, as all Government hospitals and medical institutions lack the capacity to diagnose the fever and have to transfer samples to private laboratories for tests.
According to estimates from the county governments health department, more than 100 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in various hospitals since the beginning of the year.
County Health Executive Binti Omar said most of the reported cases are of elderly and young residents in the county.
Dr Omar said despite the outbreak, nobody has succumbed to the disease, which is regarded as fatal tropical fever. It however, killed three people in Mombasa last year.
She said her office has no records showing prevalence rates in specific areas adding that the vector transmitting the fever tends to bite in many areas during the day but is more prevalent in areas that are crowded and unhygienic.
Omar added that most patients have been diagnosed with mild cases, unlike last year where three people succumbed.
Most of the cases diagnosed were detected in private institutions, whose surveillance system to screen and detect the fever is functioning.
Standard Digital News : : Health - Coast region hit by mosquito transmitted fever
kadoda11 Geza Ulole Bulldog
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