Monkeypox cases around the world

July 12, 2022 World Crime & Legal

More than 50 countries in which monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease as confirmed cases exceed 7,600.

Monkeypox, which spreads through close contact and was first found in monkeys, mostly occurs in the west and central Africa and only occasionally spreads elsewhere. Below is a list of non-endemic countries that have so far reported monkeypox cases:

ASIA-PACIFIC * AUSTRALIA had confirmed 23 cases as of July 11.

* NEW ZEALAND reported its first case on July 9. * SINGAPORE reported a second case on July 6. The first was imported and the second was local.

* SOUTH KOREA reported two cases on June 22. * TAIWAN confirmed its first case on June 24.

EUROPE * AUSTRIA had confirmed 62 cases as of July 8.

* BELGIUM had detected 168 cases by July 5. * BULGARIA had confirmed three cases as of June 30.

* CROATIA reported its first case on June 23. * the CZECH REPUBLIC had confirmed nine cases as of July 4.

* DENMARK had confirmed 28 cases by July 8. * ESTONIA had confirmed two cases by July 8.

* FINLAND had confirmed 13 cases as of July 11. * FRANCE had confirmed 721 cases by July 7.

* GEORGIA confirmed its first case on June 15. * GERMANY had reported 1,556 cases by July 11.

* GIBRALTAR confirmed its first case on June 1. * GREECE had confirmed 11 cases by July 7.

* HUNGARY had confirmed 24 cases by July 8. * ICELAND had reported six cases as of July 7.

* IRELAND had confirmed 44 cases as of July 6. * ITALY had detected 233 cases as of July 6.

* LATVIA confirmed its second case on June 8. * LUXEMBOURG had confirmed six cases as of July 6.

* MALTA had confirmed eight cases as of July 8. * The NETHERLANDS had confirmed 402 cases as of July 7.

* NORWAY had reported 25 cases by July 8. * POLAND had reported 13 cases by July 8.

* PORTUGAL had confirmed 473 cases as of July 7. * ROMANIA had confirmed 14 cases as of July 8.

* SERBIA reported the first case on June 17. * SLOVENIA had reported nine cases as of June 28.

* SLOVAKIA confirmed its first case on July 7. * SPAIN had confirmed 2,034 cases by July 8.

* SWEDEN had confirmed 43 cases by July 6. * SWITZERLAND had confirmed 140 cases as of July 8.

* The UNITED KINGDOM had 1,552 confirmed cases as of July 8, including 1,482 in England, 41 in Scotland, 11 in Northern Ireland, and 18 in Wales. MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA