Wajir isolates man with DRC travel history over suspected viral haemorrhagic fever

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 7— Health authorities in Wajir have isolated a 20-year-old man with a recent travel history to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after he developed a severe…

The case was reported at Habaswein Police Station after disease surveillance officials raised concern over a suspected viral haemorrhagic fever or other severe febrile illness, with samples being prepared for testing at the National Public Health Virology Laboratory (NPHVL).

The patient, a resident of Habaswein in Wajir South Sub-County, is currently admitted at Albadar Nursing Home after presenting with fever, headache and cough.

He was also found to have severe anaemia, with a haemoglobin level of 4 g/dL.

According to a police report, the man had recently travelled through the DRC, Uganda and several parts of Kenya before arriving in Habaswein on September 20.

He told health officials that he had developed fever and headache while still in the DRC on September 2, where he worked as a “tan boy” on a cargo truck or trailer.

Source: Capital FM