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300 fall sick after eating meat from a dead camel

Residents of Alale, West Pokot County, in a makeshift ward after consuming meat from a dead camel. Close to 300 people have been affected. [Irissheel Shanzu, Standard]

Close to 300 people are admitted to various dispensaries in Pokot North, West Pokot County, after eating meat from a dead camel suspected to have been contaminated.

John Kokwang, the owner of the camel, said it was sick the whole day on Monday before it died in the evening and they slaughtered it.

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