Samburu residents fall sick after eating contaminated camel meatWomen and children converge under a tree as they receive treatment after consuming contaminated meat of camel carcass. [Photo: Standard]More than 200 people who ate contaminated meat from a camel carcass at Sesia Village in Samburu East Sub County are receiving treatment.A team of health experts led by Samburu East Sub-County Disease Surveillance Officer Daniel Lomukuny established a temporary hospital in the village yesterday to treat the victims. While speaking via telephone, Mr Lomukuny said that a total of 258 patients where large percentage comprise of women and children have so far been treated since yesterday and are in stable condition. According to Mr Lomukuny the camel was under medication for some days before it succumbed to an unknown disease on Thursday morning. Register to advertise your products & services on our classifieds website Digger.co.ke and enjoy one month subscription free of charge and 3 free ads on the Standard newspaper.

Source: Standard Digital April 14, 2019 14:37 UTC