Kenya: Multi-Million-Shilling Drive to End Elephantiasis Moves to the Coast

22 November 2016

The Government has set aside nearly Sh1 billion to treat elephantiasis, a disease characterised by disfigured gigantic legs, breasts and genitals, in five counties of the coastal region.

Elephantiasis, also called lymphatic filariasis, does not have symptoms but leads to permanent physical disability. It also causes the thickening and hardening of skin. It is caused by a thread-like microscopic worm, which is spread through a mosquito bite.

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