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The Mpox outbreak has renewed interest in Kenya from various foreign vaccine suppliers. One of the few WHO-approved Mpox ...
The Ministry of Health has intensified efforts to combat viral hepatitis and Mpox in the country, citing increasing infection ...
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Five deaths reported as Kenya confirms 314 Mpox Cases
Four new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours, three in Mombasa and one in Nairobi, highlighting continued transmission in urban areas.
Kenya's Ministry of Health said on Friday that 314 cases of mpox and five deaths have been recorded across the country since the outbreak began in July 2024.
The Ministry of Health has announced that a total of 314 Mpox cases have been confirmed across 22 counties since the outbreak began in July 2024. Through a press release on Friday August 1, Health ...
The European Commission and the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have launched plans to ramp up ...
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is endemic to forested areas of East, Central, and West Africa. Virus symptoms include high fever, skin rash, headache, swollen lymph nodes, and general body aches.
Mpox cases in Kenya have risen nearly four times since April, pointing to a quiet but steady surge.The World Health Organization and the Ministry if Health said Kenya had reported 314 mpox cases by ...
Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is caused by a virus that originates in wild animals and occasionally jumps to people, who can spread it to others. “We are very concerned about the cases of ...
Five new Mpox cases confirmed in Kenya According to Barasa, the ministry has intensified screening efforts at Points of Entry (POEs), with 30,237 travellers screened in the last 24 hours alone.
Kenya is one of five African countries set to receive 50,000 doses of the Mpox vaccine as part of an international effort to prevent the transmission of the disease.
ABUJA – Kenya and the Central African Republic have declared new outbreaks of mpox as Africa’s health officials race to contain the spread of the disease in a region lacking vaccines. Nairobi ...