New cross-border Cholera outbreak kills five in Moyale town, vicinity areas
- Ref
- OHRM-2023-0164
- Date of incident
- Zone
- Borena
- Number of people affected
- 5
A new cholera outbreak since the last two weeks has so far claimed the lives of five people in Moyale town, in the Ethio-Kenyan border. Borena Zone, Moyale town Health Office Head, Boru Huka confirmed to Addis Standard the death of the five people from the outbreak so far; two of them died in the Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) at Moyale town, while the three others were reported to have died dead before reaching the CTC. According to Boru, the case has been rising with up 15 cases per day.
Source: Addis Standard, "News: New cross-border Cholera outbreak kills five in Moyale town, vicinity areas", published 2023-03-24. https://addisstandard.com/news-new-cross-boundary-cholera-outbreak-kills-five-in-moyale-border-town-vicinity-areas/