Kisii County health department has called on residents of Nyaribari Masaba and Bonchari constituencies to be careful of rabies outbreak caused by stray dogs.
The Kisii County Director of veterinary services Dr Alphanus Mokaya raised concerns over the outbreak, after a child from Ekware village in Nyamasibi was said to have been bitten by their dog at the start of the month, but did not seek medical attention.
The standard five pupil, is now admitted at the Kisii level Six Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH).
Mokaya however said that they have put in place enough measures to stop the disease that spreads among animals, adding that the symptoms of the disease show up to two weeks after someone has been bitten.
Speaking in his office on Wednesday, he also called on the residents to vaccinate their dogs, besides urging parents to take care of their children while going to school.
“Rabies is a disease that affects all mammals including dogs, cows and also be transferred to people, and I want to call on everyone to be aware that we have the rabies outbreak and it has affected our people in Nyaribari Masaba and parts of Bonchari,” he said.