The mpox outbreak has killed a total of 107 people in Africa since the beginning of 2025, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) disclosed.
In a briefing on Thursday, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya eight African countries reported 2,634 new cases, including 878 confirmed ones and 21 deaths over the past one week.
He said more than 13,500 mpox cases have been reported in 12 African countries, of which 3,683 were confirmed,
Among the 21 African countries affected by the ongoing mpox outbreak since the start of last year, 12 are currently experiencing active transmission of the virus, while nine countries are in the control phase, five of which have gone more than 90 days without any confirmed cases.
Meanwhile, Kaseya expressed concerns regarding the challenges in responding to the mpox outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), especially in the city of Goma, where fighting escalated between the DRC army and March 23 Movement (M23) rebels.
Data from the Africa CDC show that the DRC, which is at the epicenter of the current mpox outbreak in Africa, has recorded 1,842 mpox cases in the past week, of which 481 were confirmed.
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