As per reports, the Chikungunya virus in Mandera was in fact spread by infected travellers from Somalia. Updated Tue, June 7th 2016 at 00:06 GMT +3Coast region and northern Kenya are most vulnerable to the Chikungunya virus that is currently ravaging parts of Mandera County. Should the virus spread to Coast region, it would portend ill-fortune, especially for the country’s tourism sector that has just recently begun recovering from a debilitating slump. She added: “There was an outbreak of Chikungunya in the Coast region in 2004 and 2005, specifically in Lamu, Mombasa and Kilifi. Dr Mailu admitted that Chikungunya poses a real threat to public health, not just in Mandera and the neighbouring counties but to all of Kenya.

Source: Standard Digital June 06, 2016 21:00 UTC