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ABUJA, Nigeria – Eleven African countries recorded active transmission of mpox in Africa over six weeks, reporting 1,153 confirmed cases and seven deaths between 6 July and 16 August 2026, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The figures are contained in WHO’s latest Mpox: Multi-country External Situation Report, published on Monday.
Madagascar recorded the highest number of confirmed cases during the period with 785, followed by Angola with 184, Kenya with 94, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with 41 and Cameroon with 28.
WHO said reported weekly confirmed cases across the continent had remained relatively stable in recent weeks, at about 200 cases per week.
The latest data form part of the wider mpox outbreak that has affected 35 African countries since January 2025.
Across the continent, 52,424 confirmed cases and 238 deaths were reported between 1 January 2025 and 16 August 2026.
Globally, 65,784 confirmed cases and 264 deaths were reported in 105 countries between 1 January 2025 and 31 July 2026.
WHO said 32 countries reported 1,370 confirmed cases and seven deaths in July alone, with the African Region accounting for 74.8 per cent of those cases.
Chile and Hungary reported clade Ib infections for the first time, while community transmission was reported in Czechia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Spain recorded the highest cumulative number of clade Ib cases among the countries listed, with 241, followed by France with 173, Portugal with 162 and Germany with 140.
The latest figures come months after the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) ended the continent’s Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) declaration for mpox in January 2026.
The suspected case fatality ratio also declined from 2.6 per cent to 0.6 per cent during the period.
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