NAIROBI, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities in Kenya's Turkana County said they had stepped up preventive measures to contain an outbreak of cholera, which had so far left one dead and 17 others hospitalized.
Kenya's health authorities had so far reported 13 deaths due to cholera outbreak - 12 in Marsabit and one in Turkana counties.
Turkana County government and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees had rolled out a partnership to contain the disease in the area.
Turkana County governor Josphant Nanok said that 12 people were discharged on Wednesday while five others are still in hospital.
He said that since the two first cases were reported on May 6, health partners including UNHCR have been collaborating with county government to control the situation.
"To contain the situation, we have intensified hygiene education, deployed public health officers to ensure residents maintain hygiene, and boosted access to clean water," Nanok said. Enditem
