The Ministry of health has confirmed cases of the chikungunya virus in Nakuru county. Samples from two people, whose suspected cases were reported last week, were taken to the Kenya Medical Research Institute laboratory in Nairobi. County medical services director Solomon Sirma confirmed infection on Tuesday saying the two were admitted at Nakuru Level Five Hospital. On January 5, Mombasa county confirmed 32 cases of Chikungunya fever out of 120 suspected cases. More on this: Mombasa confirms 32 cases of Chikungunya, advises universal testingAlso read: Mombasa fights chikungunya virus with Sh15m fogging machinesClick here for the latest political stories

Source: The Star February 06, 2018 18:11 UTC