Kenya Confirms 3rd Case Of Monkey Pox

Kenya has confirmed its third case of Mpox in Nairobi County, the Ministry of Health has announced.

Patrick Amoth,Health director general announced that he patient is a 30-year-old female who had travelled to Uganda one week ago.

He said that the patient is currently in stable condition undergoing management in an isolation unit in Nairobi.

"17 contacts remain under close observation and this positive outcome demonstrates our effective response and management of the disease," Amoth said in a statement on Friday.

Amoth also revealed that the second patient diagnosed with Mpox in Kenya has fully recovered and discharged from the Hospital.

Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa on August 23 confirmed that Kenya recorded its second case of Mpox.

The case was confirmed after samples were taken from a male truck driver at the Malaba One Stop Border post in Busia who had exhibited signs of the disease.

The third confirmed case brings the total number of confirmed Mpox cases in the country to three. The earlier two cases were detected in Taita Taveta and Busia counties.

Amoth also noted that the Ministry of Health has further screened a total of 582,847 travellers at 26 designated Ports of Entry across the country.

"We wish to reassure the public that our healthcare facilities are fully prepared to diagnose and manage this disease and there is no need to panic," 

"To reduce stigma and prevent the spread of the disease, we shall continue to share important information through our official social media accounts, the press and other public health forums countrywide."

Mpox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus, family Poxviridae.II.

Its symptoms can include a rash, fever, and body aches, among others.