Updated: November 2025
Mpox has not been reported in Lesotho.
H5N1 bird flu was first detected in June 2021 on a farm in Ha Penapena, Maseru.
No human cases of bird flu have been reported in Lesotho.
The first cases of COVID-19 were identified in April 2020.
Information is available from the WHO COVID-19 dashboard.

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