As per reports, the Ministry of Health has confirmed the first Mpox (monkeypox) case in Kenya reported at the Taita-Taveta one-stop border point (OSBP) on Wednesday (31 July).
• The Mpox reported in Kenya was caused by a deadly strain that was previously only seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• The Kenyan case was reported on Monday (29 July), in a truck driver who traveled to Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania, the Ministry of Health.
• MoH has now warned the public to avoid close contact with persons with suspected or confirmed disease.
• Person-to-person transmission of Mpox can occur through direct contact with infectious skin or other lesions such as in the mouth or on the genitals. The disease can also be transmitted through respiratory droplets.