Adis Ababa, 12 July (IANS). In Africa, more than 4,200 people have died so far in 2025 due to diseases like Cholera and MonkeyPox. This information has been given by the Africa Disease Control and Prevention Center (Africa CDC).
During an online press conference, Yap Boom II, Deputy Insident Manager of MPOx at Africa CDC, said that cholera and MPOx are considered to be the biggest disease of this year, due to which a total of 4,275 people have died.
According to a particular health agency in the African Union, about 1,76,136 people in 21 countries of Africa have become ill since the beginning of this year, and 3,697 people have died.
The biggest reason for repeated cholera spread in Africa is the lack of clean water. In addition, Africa has bad health services, whose condition has become more pathetic.
According to Africa CDC, since the beginning of 2025, there have been 79,024 cases of MPOx in 23 countries of Africa and 578 people have lost their lives.
In August last year, the Africa CDC declared MPOx as a continental health emergency. Shortly thereafter, the World Health Organization (WHO) also described MPox as a public health emergency status.
According to WHO, cholera is caused by drinking dirty water or eating infected food.
The disease is caused by bacteria called Vibrio Coleri. Cholera has been considered a serious health threat worldwide. To prevent this, clean water, toilets and good sanitation needs to be focused.
The MPOx (earlier called Machipox) comes out on the body rashes (rash), fever and lumps begin to form. This virus can spread from animals to humans.
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