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Mombasa health officials issue alert over dengue fever outbreak

The hand of a child, who has been put on drip [REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz]

Health officials have reported an outbreak of dengue fever, a potentially fatal infection after 24 of 47 samples collected from patients tested positive for the mosquito-borne tropical disease.

Yesterday, County Director of Public Health Salma Swaleh warned that the situation could worsen due to heavy rains.

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