mpox  symptoms 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...

Rising mpox cases, cholera outbreaks and HIV misinformation straining Kenya's public health sector- report
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 01, 2025

Public health teams are also engaging communities to encourage behaviour change and promote long-term vector control. Despite these efforts, misinform...

314 mpox cases confirmed as MoH ramps up containment across 22 counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 01, 2025

The highest number of cases has been recorded in Mombasa with 146, followed by Busia (63), Nakuru (21), Kilifi (19), Nairobi (17), and Makueni (13).

Mombasa leads Kenya’s mpox outbreak as MoH, WHO step up response
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 29, 2025

The Director-General of Health, Dr Patrick Amoth, confirmed that out of the 300 cases recorded nationwide, Mombasa alone accounts for 139, the highest...

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.

Kenya reports two new mpox cases bringing confirmed total to 31
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 30, 2024

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

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