Global Update (non-endemic countries): As of 29 November 2022, 81,188 confirmed cases of monkeypox and 242 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 1,047 confirmed cases and 202 deaths (CFR: 19.3%) 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) (257; 181), 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, 51 new confirmed cases and four new deaths of monkeypox were reported from DRC.
DRC: Since the last report (25 November 2022), the MoH reported 51 new cases and four new deaths of monkeypox. This is an 81% decrease in the number of new deaths compared to the last report. Cumulatively, 257 confirmed cases and 181 deaths (CFR:70.4%) were reported from 23 of the 26 provinces. Three of the provinces reported the most cases: Equateur (32 confirmed cases), Tshopo (36) and Tshuapa (126).