Dadaab camp in Garissa. Four children at the camp have been admitted with Cholera [Photo/nation.co.ke)
Garissa County disease surveillance coordinator Hassan Elmi has called upon residents to observe high standards of hygiene following a cholera outbreak in the region.
Speaking to the press on Saturday, Elmi reminded the residents to maintained high standards of hygiene including washing hands, boiling water for drinking and cleaning pit latrines among other practices.
This is after four children tested positive for Cholera at the Dadaab Subcounty Hospital, Garissa. According to The Star, the children, who are aged between six and 10 hail from Hagarbul.
Elmi said the children were rushed to the health facility after the symptoms of the disease persist before they tested positive for the disease. The trio was subjected to rapid diagnostic tests before they were found with the disease, Elmi revealed.
The samples, which were collected from the victims, were taken to Hagadera centre for disease control where they were confirmed positive.
The health workers at the facility have been put on alert as efforts to contain the disease continue. Some of the cases of the disease reported in Nairobi, Mombasa and Vihiga.