Doctors attending to some of the sick at a makeshift facility in Kagwatatuk. [Standard]Dozens of villagers in Kagwatatuk, Alale ward in Pokot North sub-county are recuperating at different makeshift health facilities after consuming infected camel meat. According to Eunice Lorete, a nurse at Alale dispensary, the villagers consumed the meat at a festival on Monday and were rushed to the hospital after complaining of fever, diarrhoea, vomiting, and body aches. Nauyapong sub-location assistant chief Faustino Longora said diminished food supplies forced the villagers to feast on the camel. They lacked vegetables and thought the dead camel would save the day.

Source: Standard Digital March 24, 2021 09:01 UTC