ADDIS ABABA: Africa has recorded more than 4, 200 deaths due to ongoing cholera and mpox outbreaks in different parts of the continent in 2025, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said.
During an online media briefing, Yap Boum II, Deputy Incident Manager for mpox at the Africa CDC, said cholera and mpox constitute the top disease outbreaks so far in 2025, causing 4, 275 deaths since the start of this year.
Data from the African Union's specialised healthcare agency showed that since the start of this year, some 21 African countries have recorded 176, 136 suspected cholera cases, and 3, 697 related deaths.