Public Health and Professional Standards PS Mary Muthoni has confirmed the fourth case of Mpox in the country.
The Ps said the latest case of Mpox is a truck driver from Mombasa who was en route to Rwanda.
“He felt unwell on August 28 while passing through Gilgil and was unable to continue his journey,” Muthoni said on X.
She said the Gilgil Sub-County Rapid Response Team was immediately dispatched to access the case.
“The patient was evacuated to Nakuru PGH Isolation Centre, where he is admitted in stable condition,” she noted.
Other cases were confirmed in Taita Taveta, Busia, and Nairobi.
The National Public Health Laboratory has so far processed 90 samples, of which four turned out positive and two are pending confirmation.
Thirty contacts are under follow-up in Busia, Mombasa, Nairobi and Nakuru.
According to the Ministry of Health, the total number of people screened as of August 31 is 599,380.
Some 16,533 people have been screened at the points of entry in the last 24 hours.
