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Kakamega, Busia prison officers appeal for help sourcing drugs following scabies outbreak

Inmates at Kakamega GK Prison have a reason to smile after they were gifted a consignment of medicines for treating scabies. The same outbreak was also reported at Busia GK Prison.

The male inmates at the facility have been battling an outbreak of scabies, a contagious skin condition caused by the human itch mites that burrow into the skin. The main symptom of the disease is intense itching.

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