Amebiasis — Kenya
The Lamu Public Health Office on Thursday [20 Jun 2019] reported an outbreak of amoebic dysentery, infecting more than 100 people. It is spread through drinking or eating uncooked food, such as fruit that may have been washed in contaminated water, or drinking contaminated water.
Officials denied rumours of a cholera outbreak in Lamu. “It’s not cholera but amoebic dysentery. Both have similar symptoms,” Public Health director Athman Dumila said.
Amoebic dysentery is a parasitic infection
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