The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Burundi as the most affected countries in Africa’s ongoing Mpox outbreak.
According to WHO’s latest multi-country external situation report, the DRC leads with 30,766 suspected cases, 5,610 confirmed cases and 25 deaths, followed by Burundi with 2,188 suspected cases, 853 confirmed cases and no reported death.
The data from 1 January to 29 September shows that Nigeria comes third with 78 confirmed cases with no death.
Meanwhile, for the same period, data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) shows that the country has recorded 1,237 suspected and 84 confirmed cases across 57 local government areas (LGAs) in 25 states and the FCT.
Focus on DRC
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