Leishmaniasis — Kenya
Since the beginning of the year, Kenya has reported 277 visceral leishmaniasis, or kala-azar cases, including 7 deaths from 2 counties; Marsabit County in the mid-north of the country and Wajir County in the east of Kenya, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Last month [June 2017], officials from the National Kala-azar Programme in Nairobi and WHO visited Marsabit County to provide on-the-ground support. The Ministry also dispatched testing kits and medical supplies to the
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