Health workers in Kisii County have been put on high alert following a cholera outbreak after about 20 people were treated with acute diarrhoea in various health facilities over the weekend and Monday.
According to a press release sent to various media houses by the county executive member of health services, Sarah Omache, she sent a directive to all the health directors in the county to immediately isolate and manage all cases without referring them, to contain the situation.
"We have enough health workers that will help curb the situation and we have sent them to all affected areas and we hope we will make sure the disease is a done case,” she said in a statement.
This comes after initial cases were reported in the neighboring Migori and Homa Bay counties, where six and three people were reported dead in the two counties respectively within the first two weeks of February.
The disease has become so scary and so far medical workers have been urged to look out for signs of the contagious disease which include acute effortless watery diarrhea, vomiting, stomach cramps and general unwell feeling with dehydration.
According to the statement, currently, nine patients are admitted at the Kisii Teaching and Referral hospital and others have already been treated and discharged.
Seven others were treated and discharged in Bonchari sub-county during the same period when specimen samples were collected and transported to Kericho laboratory facilities for confirmation.
Currently, the county has banned any kind of food hawking and purchase along streets and more health officers on the ground to carry out inspections.