Nine people from Thugunui village in Gilgil, Nakuru have been hospitalized after eating meat from a dead cow.

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The nine were rushed to Nakuru County Hospital on Saturday over the incident.

Nakuru PGH PGH medical superintendent Dr Joseph Mburu said the cow had died of rabies.

Gilgil residents have been urged to be alert just in case the disease spreads.

Eating of uninspected meat has also been discouraged as there is a risk of consuming infected flesh.

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