Outbreak Brief 15: Monkeypox in Africa Union Member States

19 October 2022

Global Update (non-endemic countries): As of 18 October 2022, 73,782 confirmed cases of monkeypox and 190 deaths were reported from 109 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 6,844 cases (869 confirmed; 5,975 suspected) and 173 deaths (CFR: 2.5%) of monkeypox from eight endemic Africa Union (AU) Member States (MS): Benin (3 suspected; 3 confirmed; 0 deaths), Cameroon (35; 9; 2), CAR (17; 8; 2), Congo (14; 5; 3), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (4,068; 184; 154), Ghana (535; 104; 4), Liberia (31; 3; 0), Nigeria (1,272; 531; 7); 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 1,017 new cases and one new death of monkeypox were reported from Cameroon, DRC, Ghana and Nigeria.
Cameroon: since the last report, the Cameroon MoH reported four new cases (1 confirmed; 3 suspected) and no new deaths of monkeypox. There is no change in the number of new cases compared to the last report. Cumulatively, 44 cases (9 confirmed; 35 suspected) and two deaths (CFR: 4.5%) of monkeypox were reported from five regions in Cameroon.

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