The outbreak has spread across 12 counties, prompting the government to ramp up efforts to control its spread through enhanced surveillance and robust...

Although no cases have been reported locally, health experts warn of the virus's possible entry due to global trade and movement, drawing parallels wi...

According to the latest Ministry of Health data, Kenya has recorded 31 Mpox cases. Of these, 28 patients have recovered, two remain hospitalised, and...

Efforts to educate the public on mpox prevention and control are ongoing, focusing on community engagement.

Africa's reliance on foreign aid for healthcare and preparedness continues to weaken its ability to respond effectively to health crises.

The doses' arrival will boost hopes of curbing the outbreak, which the WHO has declared a global public health emergency.

So far, the DRC has recorded 406 cases of the undiagnosed disease. Severe cases have been reported among severely malnourished people, including 31 de...

The newly reported cases include three from Nakuru County and two from Mombasa County.

A medical team has been deployed to the Panzi health zone to collect samples and carry out an analysis to know the root cause of the disease.

Twenty African countries have seen more than 59,000 reported mpox cases including 1,164 deaths so far this year, according to Africa CDC data.

Mpox is a viral infection that spreads through close contact, and typically causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions. It is usually mild, but i...

While most people recover without complications, the disease can cause severe illness in some individuals.

The cases are distributed across several counties: Nakuru (4), Nairobi (2), Mombasa (2), Kajiado (2), Bungoma (2), Taita Taveta (1), Busia (1), Makuen...

The trial, set to take place in Kenya, will focus on assessing the vaccine's safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity.

This allocation is part of a donation from Gavi, the European Union, and the United States, who provided a total of 899,000 doses to nine African coun...

Moral incentives could stem from the pride in ensuring that bushmeat is handled and sold in a way that reduces health risks.

The Ministry of Health continues to monitor the situation closely and urges Kenyans to avoid non-essential travel to areas with active Mpox transmissi...

Kenyan health settings widely use the GeneXpert system, which is the platform for the Xpert Mpox test, a real-time PCR test.

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral disease caused by the monkeypox virus. It spreads primarily through contact with an infected person, con...

Nineteen African countries have seen more than 48,000 suspected mpox cases including 1,048 deaths so far this year, according to the public health age...