Respiratory disease outbreak in China should be a wake-up call for Kenya

Kenya’s history of belated responses to health crises, such as has been witnessed during cholera and Covid-19 outbreaks, highlights compelling need for urgency.

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Hospitals in China were last month reeling from the weight of an outbreak of a respiratory disease.

Authorities there have identified human metapneumovirus (HMPV) as a potential contributor. HMPV, like the flu, spreads through respiratory droplets.

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