UN confirms Dadaab cholera outbreak
Sixty people have been diagnosed with cholera and one person has died in a confirmed outbreak of the disease at the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.
The Guardian reports that the “disease is believed to have been started by Somali refugees who had been infected on their way to the camps.” Recent heavy rains exacerbated poor sanitation in the camps, allowing the disease to spread.
In response to the outbreak, the UNHCR increased levels of chlorine in water supplies and has begun passing out soap with the latest food distribution.
