Kenya confirms one Mpox case, steps up surveillance at border

Health PS Mary Muthoni during a meeting with the Joint committee of the National Assembly and Senate. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The Ministry of Health has confirmed one suspected case of Mpox and assured the public that the case was treated and has now recovered.

A truck driver was identified by Port health officers with a generalised rash at Taveta One Stop Border Point on July 22, 2024. The individual was reported having symptoms for two weeks prior.