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Intestinal worms, bilharzia affect millions of locals in four counties

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Ascaris lumbricoides, which inhabit the human intestine and cause the disease ascariasis. [iStockphoto]

Eric Maloba’s five-year-old son underwent surgery to remove intestinal worms. According to Maloba, who hails from Matungu in Kakamega County, the worms had taken a huge toll on his son’s health.

“He was malnourished and stunted because he never used to eat like a child would,” said Maloba. “People mistook my son for a two-year-old baby because he was weak and could hardly walk.”

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