High prevalence of varicella zoster virus infection among persons with suspect mpox cases during a mpox outbreak in Kenya, 2024

  1. Clayton Onyango
  2. Jonas Z. Hines
  3. Melvin Ochieng
  4. Derrick Amon
  5. Shirley Lidechi
  6. Elekiah Anguko
  7. Bonventure Juma
  8. Jeremiah Nyaundi
  9. Morine Achieng
  10. Abdi Roba
  11. Abubakar Hussein
  12. Ahmed Abade
  13. Pius Mutuku
  14. Lucy Munyeki
  15. Fredrick Mutisya
  16. Barbara Jepkorir
  17. Emmanuel Okunga
  18. Daniel Lang’at
  19. John Kiiru
  20. Kimberley D. McCarthy
  21. Amy Herman-Roloff
  22. Naomi Lucchi
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Abstract

During a mpox outbreak in Kenya, 61% of patients suspected of infection tested positive for varicella zoster virus, which causes a rash similar to the mpox rash. Expanding laboratory capacity during the outbreak enhanced disease intelligence by confirming another etiology of rash among patients that tested mpox negative.

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