Bujumbura – Since the beginning of 2025, Burundi has recorded fewer mpox cases, with an average of 70 new cases per week during the first nine weeks of the year, as efforts continue to end the outbreak.
In the week ending on 26 February, 21 new cases were confirmed. A reduction of nearly 95% compared with the peak observed in the week of 21 – 27 October 2024 when 222 new cases were reported. Currently 15 of the 49 health districts out are reporting active transmission of the virus, down from 34 in September 2024.