Mombasa mpox Stories

Mpox outbreak: What you need to know to stay safe
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 16, 2025

The growing wave of Mpox infections poses an increasing risk to Kenya, as delayed vaccination efforts and overstretched healthcare systems leave vulne...

Mpox spreads to 20 counties in Kenya, alarming increase in cases reported
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 17, 2025

Since the start of the outbreak, 763 samples have been tested, with 240 testing positive, yielding a positivity rate of thirty-one point five percent.

Mombasa confirms two mpox deaths as infections surge in Nyali and Changamwe
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 14, 2025

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral illness that typically causes a painful rash, swollen lymph nodes, fever, fatigue, and muscle aches. Whi...

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