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How camel meat sparked a deadly virus outbreak in Marsabit

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Deraso Guyo was diagnosed with Rift Valley Fever in January this year. She survived. She is seen here at her home in Shurr, Marsabit County [Gardy Chacha, Standard]

Towards the end of December last year, a sickly camel lay dying in a remote corner of Marsabit County.

Shurr - a village with an estimated population of 2,500 - is home to the Gabra; a pastoralist community whose lives revolve around livestock. It is semi-arid and typical of the African Savannah.

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