Lamu county health officials, however, said they are on a high alert to avert any calamities. Lamu director of health services David Mulewa said the heavy rains are providing fertile ground for mosquito breeding. That was the upsurge of malaria cases but in September we did not get a threshold to term it an outbreak. Witu is the only ward where we noted an increase in malaria cases,” he said. Dr Mulewa said the Health Department issued mosquito nets to expectant mothers when they attended antenatal clinics.

Source: Daily Nation October 24, 2017 19:07 UTC