Outbreak Brief 23: Mpox in Africa Union Member States

Global Update (non-endemic countries): As of 19 Dec 2022, 83,026 confirmed cases of mpox and 269 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 1,176 confirmed cases and 219 deaths (CFR: 18.6%) 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) (257; 198), Ghana (107; 4), Liberia (3; 0), Nigeria (704; 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, 45 new confirmed cases and ten new deaths of mpox were reported from DRC (0 cases; 10 deaths) and Nigeria (45; 0).
DRC: Since the last update (16 December 2022), the MoH reported no new confirmed cases and 10 deaths of mpox for epidemiology week 49. This is a 43% increase in the number of new deaths
compared to last update. Cumulatively, 277 confirmed cases and 198 deaths (CFR: 71.4%) were reported from 23 of the 26 provinces in the country.
Nigeria: Since the last report, (9 December 2022), NCDC reported 45 new confirmed cases and no new death from monkeypox for epidemiology week 50. This is a 29% increase in the number of new confirmed cases compared to the last report. Cumulatively, 704 confirmed and seven deaths (CFR: 1%) of monkeypox were reported from 36 states and the federal capital.