Cases of Rift Valley fever reached 80 in Wajir

Rift Valley fever cases have reached 80 in Wajir County since the beginning of the epidemic on June 7 this year.

In an interview with the Nation Wajir's Minister of Health, Abdihakim Billow, stated that the death toll is still six

new cases have been reported to Wajir East and Tarbaj but the hot spots are in Eldas and Wajir West. Reference Hospital and Eldas Dispensary

M. Billow said that hundreds of camels, sheep and goats have died since the beginning of the disease.

No cases of cattle have been reported since the beginning of the epidemic. and milk on July 5 as he seeks to contain the disease.

The county also set up four isolation centers in the hotspots, including at Wajir Referral Hospital and Basir in the sub county of Eldas.

Isiolo, Marsabit, Mandera and Meru counties were in high ert after the spread of the virus.

According to the Disease Surveillance and Intervention Unit of the Ministry of Health, at least 26 people died of the disease