When whispers about a possible cholera outbreak at a top hotel in Nairobi began circulating in the blogs three weeks ago, it was a narrative that was dismissed as an isolated case of food poisoning.
However, within hours, the murmurs turned into roars when doctors and other participants at a health conference were treated for symptoms that clearly pointed towards cholera.
HEALTH SCARE
I was at that ill-fated conference. I enjoyed a delicious meal served in take-away lunch boxes, but nothing indicated that there would be such a public health scare until 10 doctors later began complaining of abdominal discomfort and other telltale signs of cholera, including vomiting and diarrhoea.
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