Nairobi, Feb. 15 -- Kenya has confirmed 41 cases of mpox across 12 counties, with one fatality reported since the outbreak began in July 2024, a government official confirmed on Friday.
Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Health Mary Muthoni said a total of 271 contacts of the 41 cases have been identified, with half of the confirmed cases having a travel history to mpox-affected countries, including Uganda and Rwanda.
The ministry, in collaboration with county governments and partners, has intensified surveillance efforts in all high-risk counties to sustain the spread of the mpox virus, Muthoni said in a statement issued in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.
"Rapid response teams have been deployed to conduct active case searches, co...