UN confirms cholera outbreak in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camps

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led to the Somali refugee camps in Kenya for the demands of life as treatment centers set up to manage severe cases

The UN has confirmed an outbreak of cholera in the Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya, which has claimed a life.

the refugee agency of the UN, UNHCR, said this week that 60 people had been diagnosed with the disease in the complex, now home to 500,000 refugees, mainly those fleeing the absence of conflict, severe hunger and food in neighboring Somalia.

The disease is believed to have been started by Somali refugees who had been infected on their way to the camps. Heavy rains and floods have worsened the problem, such as water supply to some of the Dadaab camps was interrupted, causing some people use sources of insecurity, UNHCR said.

Cholera is an acute intestinal infection spread through water that was in contact with the stool of an infected person.

• treatment centers have been established to manage the most serious cases, but most are treated with oral rehydration solutions administered in stores or health posts.

"We have increased levels of chlorine, which kills the bacteria that cause cholera, water points in the camps," the spokesman for the UNHCR. "These are monitored to s' ensure they remain at levels correct. We are also promoting hygiene practices among refugees, in particular the use of latrines and hand washing with soap. Each refugee receives 250 grams of soap with the latest distribution of food, and will continue for several months per month. "

The kidnapping of aid workers in Dadaab last month and the increase in voltage across the border in Kenya and Somalia has reduced the supply of aid to refugees, which increases the risk of waterborne diseases.

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