Overview
- The tally includes more than 7,000 deaths and represents a rise of over 30% from 2024's 254,075 cases.
- Angola has at least 33,563 cases with 866 deaths, and Burundi has logged 2,380 cases and 10 deaths, pointing to active transmission.
- Sudan remains heavily affected, with at least 71,728 cases and 2,012 deaths this year, according to Africa CDC.
- Congo is seeing declining totals, and the situation has improved in South Sudan and Somalia, officials said.
- Ethiopia is investigating eight suspected viral hemorrhagic fever cases with rapid response teams deployed, while mpox is easing in some areas but remains a concern in Kenya, Guinea, Liberia and Ghana.