Africa records over 4,200 cholera, mpox deaths in 2025: Africa CDC

ADDIS ABABA, July 11 (Xinhua) -- 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 on Thursday night, 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.