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The cold and chilly weather conditions have triggered upper respiratory tract infections in children countrywide in the past month, leading to schools absenteeism.
Healthcare facilities are overwhelmed, with the rising cases of children exhibiting fever, cough, running nose and body ache, according to health officials who have ruled out Covid-19 after tests.
Western Kenya is the most affected. According to Kakamega County public health officer Beatrice Magokha, Influenza B has been detected in three schools in Mumias East, from samples collected from Lusheya Hospital, where children from the bulk of outpatients.
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