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------Original message------ From: IRIN <[email protected]> To: "Jean-Francois Darcq" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 9:50:53 AM GMT-0000 Subject: In Brief: Dengue fever outbreak in Kenya IRINnews logo <http://www.irinnews.org/> humanitarian news and analysis a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs In Brief: Dengue fever outbreak in Kenya <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93838> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2008/200812089.jpg> NAIROBI, 28 September 2011 (IRIN) - An outbreak of dengue fever in the northeastern Kenyan town of Mandera, close to the Somalia and Ethiopia borders, has affected more than 1,000 people, with four unconfirmed deaths, according to the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and the World Health Organization (WHO). According to WHO, "Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that causes a severe flu-like illness, and sometimes a potentially lethal complication called dengue haemorrhagic fever." The "attack rate is very high but mortality is very low", the ministry said in a statement. A permanent river, Dawa, passes through Mandera. Health officials said residents had been complaining of mosquito bites during the day with the bites swelling. "Using bed nets was impractical as the vector was biting during the day," the ministry said. "The Public Health office has also noted the resistance developed by the vector to insecticides of different varieties (Icon and Deltamethrin mainly)." Health authorities have alerted all neighbouring districts and public awareness campaigns are ongoing, advising residents to seek early medical attention. ah/mw Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93838> _____ [This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] Feedback <http://www.irinnews.org/websitefeedback.aspx> | Terms & Conditions <http://www.irinnews.org/copyright.aspx> | RSS feeds News Feeds <http://www.irinnews.org/RSS.aspx> | About IRIN <http://www.irinnews.org/about.aspx> | Jobs <http://www.irinnews.org/jobs.aspx> | Donors <http://www.irinnews.org/donors.aspx> Copyright © IRIN 2011. All rights reserved. This material comes to you via IRIN, the humanitarian news and analysis service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations or its Member States. The boundaries, names and designations used on maps on this site and links to external sites do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the UN. Republication is subject to terms and conditions as set out in the IRIN copyright page <http://www.irinnews.org/copyright.aspx> . Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/irinnews <http://www.twitter.com/irinnews> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
