MWITA-BL-2026-018 · Evidence A · P1
WHO's 2025 African Region report states that COVID-19 sequencing output increased from fewer than 5,500 sequences in 2020 to more than 183,500 in 2025, while mpox sequencing rose from fewer than 500 in July 2024 to more than 2,700 in November 2025.
What this does not establish
Sequence count is not sample representativeness, turnaround time, analytic quality, outbreak control, manufacturing capacity or health outcome.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Reporting completeness and country distribution are not resolved by the regional aggregate.
What would change the reading
Update with country-level denominators, quality metrics, turnaround and documented public-health actions.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.