Outbreak of scurvy in Tana River County, Kenya: A case report

Over a five-month period, clinicians in Tana River County Kenya observed an increasing number of patients presenting to health facilities with a common collection of symptoms including fevers, joint pains and gum hypertrophy. After initial investigative and management strategies failed to reveal a d...

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Main Authors: Peter Halestrap, Sue Scheenstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2018-10-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
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Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1811