NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 7— Health authorities in Wajir have isolated a 20-year-old man with a recent travel history to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after he developed a severe febrile illness and failed to respond to treatment.

📻 Breaking It Down

The case was reported at Habaswein Police Station after disease surveillance officials raised concern over a suspected viral haemorrhagic fever or other severe febrile illness, with samples being prepared for testing at the National Public Health Virology Laboratory (NPHVL).

The patient, a resident of Habaswein in Wajir South Sub-County, is currently admitted at Albadar Nursing Home after presenting with fever, headache and cough.

He was also found to have severe anaemia, with a haemoglobin level of 4 g/dL.

📌 What You Need to Know

According to a police report, the man had recently travelled through the DRC, Uganda and several parts of Kenya before arriving in Habaswein on September 20.

He told health officials that he had developed fever and headache while still in the DRC on September 2, where he worked as a “tan boy” on a cargo truck or trailer.

He travelled by trailer from the DRC into Uganda, where he stayed for about five days and sought medical treatment. He was then transported to Malaba before travelling to Nairobi, Isiolo and eventually Habaswein.

Upon arrival in Habaswein, he was initially treated at Hilac Medical Clinic for pneumonia and septicaemia for about three days.

However, his condition did not improve, prompting his transfer to Albadar Nursing Home.

He has since received intravenous Augmentin and paracetamol and two units of whole blood, but remains clinically unwell.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya