Kenya: Ministry Investigates Chickenpox Outbreak in Mombasa and Nairobi

17 November 2016

The Ministry of Health is investigating a suspected chickenpox outbreak in Mombasa and Nairobi.

According to the Department of Disease Surveillance, there has been an increase in cases of patients "presenting with big painful rashes in the county facilities" in Mombasa, while in Nairobi, the outbreak is still being treated as "rumours".

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