A cholera outbreak has been reported in Kilifi County with eight cases under watch.
Kilifi town and its environs have been put on high alert following the outbreak at Kiwandani Village.
This was after five people who came into contact with a child who died as a result of acute diarrhoea and vomiting on August 14 tested positive of vibrio cholera, a bacterium that causes cholera.
Three more cases were reported on Wednesday at the same village, according to Kilifi County Director of Health Bilali Mazoya.
Two of the three patients were treated and discharged and the third one was admitted.
Dr Mazoya on Thursday said a similar they had put all medical facilities in the seven sub-counties of Kilifi on high alert.
Hospitals and dispensaries have been asked to watch out for cholera symptoms and educate patients on measures to stop the spread of the disease.