The Ministry of Health on Wednesday confirmed the first case of Mpox in Kenya that has been reported at the Taita-Taveta one-stop border point (OSBP).
In a statement on Wednesday, MoH said the patient was travelling from Uganda to Rwanda through Kenya.
MoH has now warned the public to avoid close contact with persons with suspected or confirmed disease.
Mpox (formerly monkeypox) is an illness caused by the monkeypox virus.
Patients present with skin rash or mucosal lesions, fever, headache, generalized aches and swollen lymph nodes.
Some people may have one or a few skin lesions. These can appear anywhere on the body such as palms of hands and soles of feet, face, mouth and throat, groin and genital areas and anus.
