Updated: November 2025
The first mpox outbreak was declared in late July 2024. Cases associated with clade Ib have been confirmed.
Useful websites: Ministry of Health Facebook page and WHO.
Avian influenza has never been identified in birds or humans in Burundi.
The first cases of COVID-19 were reported in early April 2020.
For more information, see the WHO dashboard.

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