Outbreak Brief 13: Monkeypox in Africa Union Member States

Global Update (non-endemic countries): As of 06 October 2022, 70,420 confirmed cases of
monkeypox and 169 deaths were reported from 107 countries/territories globally. The countries
reporting the majority of cases are mainly in Europe and the Americas.
Africa update (endemic and non-endemic countries): Since the beginning of 2022, the continent
has reported 5,815 cases (705 confirmed; 5,110 suspected) and 155 deaths (CFR: 2.7%) of
monkeypox from eight endemic Africa Union (AU) Member States (MS): Benin (3 suspected; 3
confirmed; 0 deaths), Cameroon (32; 8; 2), CAR (17; 8; 2), Congo (14; 5; 3), Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC) (3,774; 165; 137), Ghana (535; 91; 4), Liberia (31; 3; 0), Nigeria (704; 400; 6); and five
non-endemic MS: Egypt (0; 2; 0), Morocco (0; 3; 0), Mozambique (0; 1; 0), South Africa (0; 5; 0) and
Sudan (0; 11; 0). This week, a total of 247 new cases (9 confirmed, 238 suspected) with 17 new
deaths from monkeypox were reported from DRC, Ghana, Liberia and Mozambique.