From April to August, the virus spread to 12 additional countries, with over 1,000 deaths recorded during this period.

Four of the five Kenyans confirmed to have contracted Mpox so far are truck drivers, with the fifth being a trucker’s spouse.

The vaccine, known as MVA-BN, is administered in two doses, four weeks apart, to individuals over 18 years.

Kenya has reported its second case of mpox as the Ministry of Health intensified surveillance and border controls to contain the disease.