Outbreak Brief 19: Monkeypox in Africa Union Member States

28 November 2022

Global Update (non-endemic countries): As of 22 November 2022, 80,634 confirmed cases of monkeypox and 237 deaths were reported from 110 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 996 confirmed cases and 198 deaths (CFR: 19.8%) of monkeypox from eight endemic Africa Union (AU) Member States (MS): Benin (3 confirmed cases; 0 confirmed deaths), Cameroon (18; 3), CAR (8; 2), Congo (5; 3), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (206; 177), Ghana (107; 4), Liberia (3; 0), Nigeria (624; 7) and five non-endemic MS: Egypt (2; 0), Morocco (3; 0), Mozambique (1; 1), South Africa (5; 0) and Sudan (11; 1). This week, 26 new confirmed cases and 24 new deaths of monkeypox were reported from Cameroon, DRC, Mozambique and Nigeria. Due to inconsistent updates regarding the testing status of suspect cases being reported from Member States, we are now only reporting confirmed cases and deaths and using only these numbers to calculate the CFR.

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