The Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, at the Taita-Taveta one-stop border point (OSBP). This case involves a person traveling from Uganda to Rwanda through Kenya, raising concerns about regional transmission.
What is Mpox?
Mpox is a viral illness that typically presents with a skin rash or mucosal lesions, fever, headache, body aches, and swollen lymph nodes. It spreads from person to person through direct contact with infectious skin lesions or respiratory droplets
