Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni has said that the number of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 13. According to the Ministry of Health's Mpox Situation Update Report number 57 for October 14, 2024, no new cases of mpox have been confirmed in the last 24 hours. Clade IAfrica CDC reports that Clade I has been reported in Kenya, Burundi, CAR, Congo, DRC, Rwanda and Uganda. Clade I and Clade II have been reported in Cameroon, while the Clade in Gabon has not yet been identified. People with multiple sexual partners are at a higher risk of getting mpox," the global health authority points out.

Source: Daily Nation October 15, 2024 06:49 UTC