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The high school students Moi Mbiruri in Embu who were admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after falling ill with hepatitis A are out of danger.
The 35 students who had abdominal pain, vomiting, fatigue, weakness and yellowing of the eyes are admitted to Tenri Hospital.
The Ministry of Education has ordered the closure of the school for a week to contain the outbreak and allow students and staff to be examined.
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The Assistant Matron of the Children's Embu Hospital, Aisha Adam, said she had examined blood samples taken from the 10 admitted students and that their Hepatitis A test was positive.
Ms. Adam stated that some of the students had made a remarkable recovery and that they were about to leave school yesterday (Saturday), the rest being observed a little longer.
"People who have to leave the hospital have stopped vomiting and can keep their meals and medications given orally," she said.
A doctor from Tenri Ena said that 14 students admitted on the spot had tested positive for hepatitis A but that they were all in stable condition.
At the Embu Children's Hospital, students said that they became ill Wednesday after a breakfast consisting of rice and beans.
They said that they felt weak and had a headache and that when leaving the toilet, they released yellowish urine.
One student stated that his illness had started after he had eaten his rice and ndengu supper.
Health break
"We alerted the service teacher and the school administration organized for our trip to the hospital," said the student.
Yesterday, more than 1,000 school students left school for a health break following a directive Friday by Embu County Education Director James Kairu.
"We decided to give students a healthy break week to pave the way for thorough investigations and medical tests for hepatitis A," he said.
A technical team from the County Health Department is investigating the cause of the infection and will carry out an in-depth cleaning of the school.
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