ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) — A total of 107 people have been killed in the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa since the beginning of 2025, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
More than 13,500 mpox cases have been reported in 12 African countries, of which 3,683 were confirmed, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya told an online media briefing Thursday.
In the past week alone, eight African countries reported 2,634 new cases, including 878 confirmed ones and 21 deaths, according to data from the African Union’s specialized healthcare agency.
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…