Trending Now - Congo Declares End to Two-year Mpox Outbreak After 2,200 Deaths

WHO:

ABC News - Health Minister Roger Kamba announced the end of the mpox outbreak in Congo.

ABC News - The World Health Organization (WHO) was involved in declaring the outbreak a global health emergency.

WHAT:

ABC News - Congo declared the end of a two-year mpox outbreak.

ABC News - The outbreak is believed to have caused over 2,200 deaths.

ABC News - The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 161,000 suspected cases of mpox in Congo during the outbreak.

ABC News - Approximately 37,000 of the suspected cases were confirmed through tests.

ABC News - The Africa CDC reported 2,286 suspected deaths, with only 127 confirmed by tests.

WHERE:

ABC News - The outbreak occurred in Congo, a vast country in central Africa.

WHEN:

ABC News - The outbreak lasted from 2024 to 2026.

ABC News - The WHO ended the global health emergency declaration in September 2025.

WHY:

ABC News - The outbreak prompted the WHO to declare it a global health emergency as it spread to neighboring countries.

HOW:

ABC News - Mpox, also known as monkeypox, was first identified in 1958 and was confirmed to spread via sex for the first time in 2022, leading to outbreaks in over 70 countries.

(UPDATED April 3, 2026 09:16 UTC)

Health Minister Roger Kamba announced the end of the two-year mpox outbreak in Congo, which has been linked to over 2,200 deaths and involved more than 161,000 suspected cases. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency as it spread to neighboring countries, with the emergency status lifted in September 20th25. Mpox, also known as monkeypox, was first identified in 1958 and was confirmed to spread through sexual contact in 2022, leading to outbreaks in over 70 countries.