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Tuesday, July 13, 1999
1,000 in western Kenya die in latest malaria outbreak
Associated Press
KISII, Kenya - A malaria outbreak in western Kenya has killed at least 1,000 people in the past three months, President Daniel arap Moi said Monday.
Moi visited the hard-hit Kisii district, 155 miles west of Nairobi, to pay his condolences to relatives of the dead. He also went to the government-run Kisii hospital where the sick lay two to a bed or on floors.
"I have been saddened by the high rate at which the malaria epidemic has killed people in this area," Moi said. "My government has deployed medical personnel from Kenya army barracks to reinforce the medical personnel at Kisii to combat this epidemic."
Last year, an outbreak of malaria killed more than 340 people in the region in two weeks. This year, some 90,000 people have been hospitalized.
Malaria is a parasite transmitted into the bloodstream by mosquitoes. It kills white blood cells, causing anemia. Symptoms include high fever and chills.
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