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Tanzania: Other - 08-2024 - Epidemic 2024-08 Tanzania-Anticipatory Actions Monkey Pox Outbreak (2024-08-06)

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Risk Analysis

The Monkey pox outbreak was reported in Kenya on 31th July 2024 at the Taita Taveta one stop border from an individual travelling from Uganda to Rwanda though Kenya which is 127.7 km from the Tanzanian boarder, putting Tanzania at risk of cross-border transmission. The two countries share many points of entry, with people conducting economic activities without any movement restrictions. TRCS has mapped 4 regions at risk, 5 directly bordering Kenya, (Kilimanjaro, Arusha, Tanga, and Mara). with total population of 9,205,801.

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