Mandera county hit by a strange virus
28th May, 2016
An outbreak of Chikungunya, a mosquito Bourne disease, in Mandera County is placing further pressure on already stretched health services struggling to contain a cholera outbreak. MSF is concerned that already overburdened health facilities will struggle, particularly as it is estimated that around half of the health staff have been affected by the disease. There is no known treatment and vaccine for the disease. Dorcas Wangira reports