Around 70 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease as confirmed cases crossed 18,800 and the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency.
First identified in monkeys, the virus is transmitted chiefly through close contact with an infected person. Until this year, the viral disease has rarely spread outside Africa where it is endemic.
Below is a list of non-endemic countries that have reported monkeypox cases:
ASIA-PACIFIC
• AUSTRALIA had confirmed 44 cases as of July 25.
• INDIA had reported four cases as of July 24.
• JAPAN detected its first case on July 25.
• NEW ZEALAND reported its second case on July 12.
• SINGAPORE had confirmed 10 cases as of July 26.
• SOUTH KOREA reported two cases on June 22.
• TAIWAN confirmed its first case on June 24.
• THAILAND confirmed its first case on July 21.
• INDIA had reported four cases as of July 24.
• JAPAN detected its first case on July 25.
• NEW ZEALAND reported its second case on July 12.
• SINGAPORE had confirmed 10 cases as of July 26.
• SOUTH KOREA reported two cases on June 22.
• TAIWAN confirmed its first case on June 24.
• THAILAND confirmed its first case on July 21.
EUROPE
• AUSTRIA had confirmed 99 cases as of July 22.
• BELGIUM had detected 393 cases by July 25.
• BOSNIA reported its first case on July 13.
• BULGARIA had confirmed four cases as of July 22.
• CROATIA had reported 10 cases by July 25.
• CZECH REPUBLIC had confirmed 16 cases as of July 22.
• DENMARK had confirmed 71 cases by July 27.
• ESTONIA had confirmed four cases by July 18.
• FINLAND had confirmed 13 cases as of July 11.
• FRANCE had confirmed 1,567 cases by July 25.
• GEORGIA confirmed its first case on June 15.
• GERMANY had reported 2,459 cases by July 27.
• GIBRALTAR had confirmed five cases as of July 20.
• GREECE had confirmed 24 cases by July 15.
• HUNGARY had confirmed 33 cases by July 25.
• ICELAND had reported nine cases as of July 25.
• IRELAND had confirmed 69 cases as of July 20.
• ITALY had detected 426 cases as of July 26.
• LATVIA had confirmed three cases as of July 25.
• LUXEMBOURG had confirmed 14 cases as of July 20.
• MALTA had confirmed 17 cases as of July 20.
• The NETHERLANDS had confirmed 818 cases as of July 25.
• NORWAY had reported 50 cases by July 27.
• POLAND had reported 50 cases by July 27.
• PORTUGAL had confirmed 588 cases as of July 21.
• ROMANIA had confirmed 20 cases as of July 25.
• RUSSIA confirmed its first case on July 12.
• SERBIA had reported five cases as of July 20.
• SLOVENIA had reported 28 cases as of July 25.
• SLOVAKIA had confirmed two cases as of July 20.
• SPAIN had confirmed 3,738 cases by July 26.
• SWEDEN had confirmed 79 cases by July 25.
• SWITZERLAND had confirmed 238 cases as of July 26.
• The UNITED KINGDOM had 2,367 confirmed cases as of July 21, including 2,260 in England, 59 in Scotland, 18 in Northern Ireland and 30 in Wales.
• BELGIUM had detected 393 cases by July 25.
• BOSNIA reported its first case on July 13.
• BULGARIA had confirmed four cases as of July 22.
• CROATIA had reported 10 cases by July 25.
• CZECH REPUBLIC had confirmed 16 cases as of July 22.
• DENMARK had confirmed 71 cases by July 27.
• ESTONIA had confirmed four cases by July 18.
• FINLAND had confirmed 13 cases as of July 11.
• FRANCE had confirmed 1,567 cases by July 25.
• GEORGIA confirmed its first case on June 15.
• GERMANY had reported 2,459 cases by July 27.
• GIBRALTAR had confirmed five cases as of July 20.
• GREECE had confirmed 24 cases by July 15.
• HUNGARY had confirmed 33 cases by July 25.
• ICELAND had reported nine cases as of July 25.
• IRELAND had confirmed 69 cases as of July 20.
• ITALY had detected 426 cases as of July 26.
• LATVIA had confirmed three cases as of July 25.
• LUXEMBOURG had confirmed 14 cases as of July 20.
• MALTA had confirmed 17 cases as of July 20.
• The NETHERLANDS had confirmed 818 cases as of July 25.
• NORWAY had reported 50 cases by July 27.
• POLAND had reported 50 cases by July 27.
• PORTUGAL had confirmed 588 cases as of July 21.
• ROMANIA had confirmed 20 cases as of July 25.
• RUSSIA confirmed its first case on July 12.
• SERBIA had reported five cases as of July 20.
• SLOVENIA had reported 28 cases as of July 25.
• SLOVAKIA had confirmed two cases as of July 20.
• SPAIN had confirmed 3,738 cases by July 26.
• SWEDEN had confirmed 79 cases by July 25.
• SWITZERLAND had confirmed 238 cases as of July 26.
• The UNITED KINGDOM had 2,367 confirmed cases as of July 21, including 2,260 in England, 59 in Scotland, 18 in Northern Ireland and 30 in Wales.
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
• ISRAEL had reported 121 cases as of July 26.
• LEBANON had reported four cases as of July 21.
• MOROCCO reported first case on June 2.
• SAUDI ARABIA detected its first case on July 14.
• SOUTH AFRICA confirmed its third case on July 11.
• The UNITED ARAB EMIRATES had reported 16 infections as of July 24.
• TURKEY reported first case on June 30.
• LEBANON had reported four cases as of July 21.
• MOROCCO reported first case on June 2.
• SAUDI ARABIA detected its first case on July 14.
• SOUTH AFRICA confirmed its third case on July 11.
• The UNITED ARAB EMIRATES had reported 16 infections as of July 24.
• TURKEY reported first case on June 30.
AMERICAS
• ARGENTINA had confirmed 20 cases as of July 26.
• The BAHAMAS confirmed its first case on June 24.
• BARBADOS confirmed its first case on July 21.
• BERMUDA confirmed its first case on July 21.
• BRAZIL had confirmed 813 cases as of July 25.
• CANADA had confirmed 744 infections as of July 26.
• CHILE had reported 45 cases as of July 26.
• COLOMBIA had reported 12 cases as of July 26.
• COSTA RICA confirmed its first case on July 21.
• DOMINICAN REPUBLIC confirmed its third case on July 21.
• ECUADOR had confirmed three cases as of July 23.
• JAMAICA had confirmed two cases as of July 26.
• MEXICO had confirmed 60 cases as of July 27.
• PANAMA confirmed its first case on July 4.
• PERU had confirmed 208 cases by July 26.
• PUERTO RICO had confirmed 13 cases as of July 22.
• The UNITED STATES had confirmed 3,590 cases by July 26.
• VENEZUELA confirmed its first case on June 12.
Sources: Data from World Health Organization and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Reuters stories, releases from local authorities
