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Animals' role in the spread of botulism cases

Children pick termites in Teso village, Busia county in the evening on August 02, 2021. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

According to recent media reports, several people were hospitalised in Western Kenya after consuming alates (termites), or kumbekumbe, as they are known in Kiswahili.

The victims complained of stomachaches, diarrhoea and general body aches. According to the reports, the termites were purchased at a local market.

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