Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, January 2025
Welcome to our Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, your trusted source for real-time updates on priority events of concern on the continent. The narrative brought to you focuses on three main areas: the epidemiological situation, event assessment (risk assessment and geoscope) and public health interventions by the affected Member State, partners, and Africa CDC. Every week […]
Joint Continental Situation Report on the Mpox Epidemic in Africa (23 September- 03 November 2024)
1. Key Highlights in the last 28 days Notable trends in epidemiology, surveillance and containment • The epidemic is not yet contained as additional Member States continue to report outbreaks, driven by clade Ib. • Burundi weekly suspected cases are plateauing, with some fluctuations but the level of transmission remains relatively high. • Liberia had […]
Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, December 2024
Welcome to our Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, your trusted source for real-time updates on priority events of concern on the continent. The narrative brought to you focuses on three main areas: the epidemiological situation, event assessment (risk assessment and geoscope) and public health interventions by the affected Member State, partners, and Africa CDC. Every week […]
Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, November 2024
Welcome to our Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, your trusted source for real-time updates on priority events of concern on the continent. The narrative brought to you focuses on three main areas: the epidemiological situation, event assessment (risk assessment and geoscope) and public health interventions by the affected Member State, partners, and Africa CDC. Every week […]
Mpox Joint Africa CDC – WHO SITREP
Executive Summary Summary of major developments during the reporting period (e.g., significant outbreaks, policy changes, vaccination campaigns, etc.). • Africa CDC and WHO established a Technical Review Committee (TRC) as an access and allocation mechanism for mpox vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics. • Nigeria was the first country to receive 10,000 doses of the JYNNEOS mpox […]
Africa CDC Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, October 2024
Welcome to our Epidemic Intelligence Weekly Report, your trusted source for real-time updates on priority events of concern on the continent. The narrative brought to you focuses on three main areas: the epidemiological situation, event assessment (risk assessment and geoscope) and public health interventions by the affected Member State, partners, and Africa CDC. Every week […]
Mpox Molecular Diagnostic Tests(RT-PCR)
On 13 August 2024, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared the ongoing mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). The World Health Organization (WHO) followed this the next day, which extended the alert internationally as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). After these declarations, many countries […]