Global Update (non-endemic countries): As of 12 Dec 2022, 82,610 confirmed cases of mpox and 259 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 1,111 confirmed cases and 209 deaths (CFR: 18.8%) of mpox 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) (277; 188), Ghana (107; 4), Liberia (3; 0), Nigeria (659; 7) and five non-endemic MS: Egypt (4; 0), Morocco (3; 0), Mozambique (1; 1), South Africa (5; 0) and Sudan (18; 1). This week, 22 new confirmed cases and 7 new deaths were reported from DRC (20 cases; 7 deaths) and Egypt (2; 0).