Diseases you can get from handling or eating bushmeat

The government issued an advisory warning Kenyans against handling or consuming bush meat in the wake of the outbreak of Mpox disease.

Kenya has so far reported two cases, the latest being that of a male truck driver at the Malaba One Stop Border post in Busia.

In a statement issued to newsrooms, Tourism Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano noted that despite the reported cases having been isolated, there was need for Kenyans to remain vigilant to avert a potential eruption.

"The spread of zoonotic ailments—be they bacterial, viral or parasitic—occurs through direct contact or through food, water or the environment and are of significant public health concern globally," she stated.

Mpox is a zoonotic viral disease meaning that it is communicable between wild animals and human beings. 

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