Kenya probes death of high school students from mysterious illness


NAIROBI, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Ministry of Health said Friday that it has commenced a probe into the deaths of three students and one senior teacher in two secondary schools in the western parts of the country.

Patrick Amoth, the acting director-general of health in the Ministry of Health, said that the two secondary schools affected by the disease outbreak have since been closed as investigations continue.

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