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    "id": 627169,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kuti",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Kuti",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is the response to the Zika virus outbreak. I will give a brief background; that this is a viral disease transmitted through a mosquito bite. The mosquito is called Aedes aegypti . It is different from the one that causes malaria. The virus was identified in 1947 in monkeys in a forest in Uganda while the human disease was identified in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. Zika virus outbreaks were reported for the first time from the Pacific in 2007 and 2013 in Yap and French Polynesia, respectively. The geographical spread of Zika virus has since been steadily increasing. Zika virus disease generally causes mild illness. The symptoms include fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, that is redness of the eye, muscle and joint pain, malaise, headache which normally lasts about two to seven days. There is no specific treatment for Zika virus disease. However, symptoms normally are mild and can be treated with common pain killers and fever medicines, rest and drinking plenty of water. People usually do not get sick enough to go to hospital and they rarely die of Zika. In response to the specific questions sought by Sen. Khaniri, I will explain the danger posed to the Kenyan public by the virus. On the potential complications of Zika viruses, there are no large outbreaks. Therefore, Zika virus cases were not recorded before 2007. Little is known currently about the complications. However, following Zika virus disease outbreak in Brazil and French Polynesia in 2015 and 2014, respectively, neurological complications have been reported. During the first outbreak of Zika from 2013 to 2014 in French Polynesia which also coincided with an ongoing outbreak of dengue fever, national health authorities reported an unusual increase in Guillain - Barre Syndrome. A similar observation was also made in 2015 in the context of the first Zika outbreak in Brazil. Guillain - Barre Syndrome is a condition in which the body’s immune system attacks parts of the nervous system. It can be caused by a number of viruses and can The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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