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    "id": 17046,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/17046/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Gesami",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Ondicho Gesami",
        "slug": "james-gesami"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware of the outbreak of Dengue Fever in Mandera East District. My Ministry received notification of an outbreak of febrile illness in the district on 22nd September, 2011. This was confirmed to be Dengue Fever through samples submitted to KEMRI and CDC on 23rd September, 2011. There were four deaths that were initially thought to be due to that illness. (b) My Ministry has put in place emergency measures to stop the spread of that disease as follows:- (i) All health workers have been alerted to be vigilant to detect, manage and report any case on Dengue Fever outbreak. (ii) Other specific responses include mosquito vector control measures; cleaning up of the town to interrupt mosquito breeding, treating domestic water systems to interrupt mosquito breeding grounds and discourage fresh breeding of mosquitoes; spraying indoor and outdoor to eliminate mosquitoes, encouraging the use of insecticides treated mosquito nets and tropical mosquito repellants and spraying major hospitals, health facilities and schools. (iii) Provision of drugs for patient management, outdoor spraying equipment and insecticides for spraying in and out of houses and Kshs400,000 to support surveillance services. (iv) Tracing of new cases in the community. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, there has been a decline in the reported number of cases. Out of the reported deaths, none can be categorically attributable to Dengue Fever ."
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