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Embu Health Executive Dr Jamleck Muturi speaking at County Primary School. Two Embu county residents have died of suspected cholera while receiving treatment in Siakago and Runyenjes referral hospitals. Health executive Jamlek Muturi said 26 patients have been admitted with the same in hospitals across the county and are in isolation wards. He said tests are being carried out on water sources in the region to determine if they are contaminated with vibrio Cholerae bacteria that causes the disease. He said the county government has banned food hawking as health officials curb the spread of the disease. Muturi has warned the public against eating food in areas where they are not certain of the water sources. He said they are working in partnership with national government to make sure people follow the directives laid down to prevent more deaths. Muturi guaranteed the residents that the situation has been kept under control by a  team of doctors who are working round the clock

A combination of oral antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) helped to decrease the rate of surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients undergoing left colon and rectal cancer resections, according to the results of a study  published  in  JAMA Surgery . “SSIs are a common postoperative complication after surgery for colorectal disease and significantly affect patient morbidity and mortality. Given the high rate of SSIs after colorectal surgery as well as the lack of effectiveness of other preventive programs, the use of oral antibiotics and MBP, which was initially evaluated in the 1970s and subsequently fell out of favor, has resurfaced as a potential intervention,” wrote Elaine Vo, MD, of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and colleagues. “Our study demonstrated that use of oral antibiotics and MBP was associated with a decrease in overall rates of SSIs and organ space SSIs for patients undergoing left colon and rec

Tuberculosis remains leading infectious killer 30 OCTOBER 2017 | GENEVA -  Global efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB) have saved an estimated 53 million lives since 2000 and reduced the TB mortality rate by 37%, according to the  Global TB Report 2017 , released by WHO today. Despite these achievements, the latest picture is grim. TB remains the top infectious killer in 2016. TB is also the main cause of deaths related to antimicrobial resistance and the leading killer of people with HIV. Progress in most countries is stalling and is not fast enough to reach global targets or close persistent gaps in TB care and prevention. "While the world has committed to ending the TB epidemic by 2030, actions and investments don’t match the political rhetoric. We need a dynamic, global, multisectoral approach." said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO. "The good news is that we finally have two great opportunities to move forward: the first WHO Global M

T o remember Roman numerals, you can use this phrase: Мy Dear Сat Loves Хtra Vitamins Intensely. The first letters of the words represent the Roman numerals in descending order: M (1,000), D (500), C (100), L (50), X (10), V (5), I (1).