Kisumu county on alert as two die of rabies

A boy pulls his dogs to receive an anti-rabies vaccine at Obunga Social Hall in Kisumu in the past. Kisumu County has declared outbreak of rabies after children died of dog bites. [Standard]

Kisumu County Government has declared an outbreak of rabies after two children died of dog bites with several other cases being reported in Seme Sub County.

County Director of Health Services Dr Dickens Onyango has confirmed the outbreak but said health officials were working to stop the spread through timely treatment and sensitisation.