Speaking to Nation on phone, Director of Medical Services Jackson Kioko said chickenpox is a self-limiting disease in which a patient can recover without getting health care. Although the ministry says the outbreak is not a cause for alarm, the Director of Medical Services advised the public to limit contact with those infected so as to avoid its spread. By ELIZABETH MERABMore by this AuthorThe Health ministry has confirmed an ongoing outbreak of chickenpox in Mombasa and Nairobi. Speaking to Nation on phone, Director of Medical Services Jackson Kioko said chickenpox is a self-limiting disease in which a patient can recover without getting health care. Last week, the ministry began investigating suspected cases of an outbreak after patients reported an upsurge of the disease.

Source: Daily Nation November 23, 2016 22:07 UTC