Over 100 Butere Boys' High School were on Tuesday, April 4, admitted to various hospitals around Kakamega County.
As a result, the school was closed indefinitely after the students exhibited cholera-like symptoms among them vomiting.
The school administration, therefore, called on parents and guardians to attend to the needs of the students at various hospitals while others were asked to pick up their children from the institution located in Kakamega County.
Meanwhile, officials from the Ministry of Health and Kakamega County public health immediately established measures to stop the spread of suspected cholera cases at the institution.
The officials also commenced investigations in order to avert what could be a possible cholera outbreak in the county.
Kakamega County officials similarly placed the town on a high alert for possible cholera outbreaks in order to avoid more casualties.
Public health officials noted that cholera is an extremely virulent disease that can cause severe acute watery diarrhea, vomiting and body pains.
According to public health advisory, it will take anyone who contracts cholera between 12 hours to five days to show symptoms.
In most cases, cholera is contracted after ingesting contaminated food or water from an untreated source like rivers or lakes.
Mukumu Girls High School was on Monday, April 3, closed by government officials after two students died while over 100 hospitalised.
The Mukumu Girls High School students got sick after diarrhea outbreak that affected 124 of them.
The students were rushed to various hospitals but most of them got admitted at the Kakamega County General Hospital.
Doctors treated a suspected case of food and water poisoning that affected more than more than 500 students.
Western Region Education Director Jared Otieno confirmed that the Ministry of Health was investigating the disease outbreaks.
