Busia has held communication health risk sensitisation with the County Health Management team to address the increased cases of Mpox within the county.
Speaking during the sensitisation forum, the Busia County Disease Surveillance Coordinator Evans Shiraku disclosed that the region is the second worst hit in the country with 56 Mpox cases. "Current national data reveals that Kenya has reported 226 confirmed Mpox cases spread across 13 counties.
Busia County has emerged as the second-worst affected region nationally, recording 56 confirmed cases to date.
The outbreak has resulted in two deaths, while two patients are currently hospitalised.
