August 1 – August 1 (Reuters) – About 70 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, as confirmed cases topped 22,100 and the World Health declared the outbreak a global health emergency. (Full story)
The following is a list of non-endemic countries that have reported cases of monkeypox:
ASIA-PACIFIC
* AUSTRALIA had confirmed 44 cases on July 25.
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* INDIA had confirmed four cases on July 24. It reported the first death on August 1. (Full story)
* JAPAN had reported two cases on July 29.
* NEW ZEALAND reported its second case on July 12.
* The PHILIPPINES reported its first case on July 29. (Full story)
* SINGAPORE had confirmed 11 cases on July 29.
* SOUTH KOREA reported two cases on June 22. (Full story)
* TAIWAN confirmed its first case on June 24. (Full story)
* Thailand had confirmed two cases on July 29. (Full story)
EUROPE
* ANDORRA had confirmed three cases on July 27.
* AUSTRIA had confirmed 118 cases on July 29.
* BELGIUM had detected 393 cases on July 25.
* BOSNIA reported its first case on July 13. (Full story)
* BULGARIA had confirmed four cases on July 22.
* CROATIA had reported 11 cases on July 29.
* THE CZECH REPUBLIC had confirmed 19 cases on July 29.
* DENMARK had confirmed 99 cases on July 29.
* ESTONIA had confirmed five cases on July 29.
* FINLAND had confirmed 17 cases on July 27.
* FRANCE had confirmed 1,955 cases on July 28.
* GEORGIA confirmed its first case on June 15.
* GERMANY had reported 2,677 cases on August 1.
* GIBRALTAR had confirmed five cases up to 20 July.
* GREECE had confirmed 32 cases on July 29.
* HUNGARY had confirmed 37 cases on July 27.
* ICELAND had reported nine cases on July 25.
* IRELAND had confirmed 85 cases on July 27.
* ITALY had detected 479 cases on July 29.
* LATVIA had confirmed three cases on July 25.
* LUXEMBOURG had confirmed 23 cases on July 29.
* MALTA had confirmed 17 cases on July 20.
* THE NETHERLANDS had confirmed 878 cases on July 28.
* NORWAY had reported 53 cases as of August 1.
* POLAND had reported 53 cases on July 27.
* PORTUGAL had confirmed 633 cases on July 28.
* ROMANIA had confirmed 21 cases on July 29.
* RUSSIA confirmed its first case on July 12. (Full story)
* Serbia had reported 10 cases on July 27.
* SLOVENIA had reported 33 cases on July 27.
* Slovakia had confirmed three cases on July 27.
* SPAIN had confirmed 4,298 cases on July 29. He reported his second death on July 30. (Full story)
* SWEDEN had confirmed 85 cases on July 28.
* SWITZERLAND had confirmed 272 cases on July 29.
* The UK had 2,469 confirmed cases as of July 28, including 2,359 in England, 61 in Scotland, 19 in Northern Ireland and 30 in Wales.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
* ISRAEL had reported 146 cases as of July 31.
* LEBANON had reported four cases on July 21.
* MOROCCO reported the first case on June 2. (Full story)
* SAUDI ARABIA detected its first case on July 14. (Full story)
* SOUTH AFRICA confirmed its third case on July 11. (Full story)
* QATAR confirmed its first case on July 20.
* TURKEY reported the first case on June 30. (Full story)
* The United Arab Emirates had reported 16 infections as of July 24.
AMERICAS
* ARGENTINA had confirmed 20 cases on 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 1,369 cases and one death on July 31. (Full story)
* CANADA had confirmed 803 infections as of July 29.
* CHILE had notified 55 cases on July 29.
* COLOMBIA had notified 12 cases on July 26.
* COSTA RICA confirmed three cases on July 28.
* DOMINICAN REPUBLIC confirmed its third case on July 21.
* ECUADOR had confirmed three cases on July 23.
* JAMAICA had confirmed two cases on July 26.
* MEXICO had confirmed 60 cases on July 27.
* PANAMA confirmed its first case on July 4. (Full story)
* PERU had confirmed 305 cases on July 31.
* PUERTO RICO had confirmed 21 cases as of July 29.
* The UNITED STATES had 5,189 confirmed cases as of July 29.
* VENEZUELA confirmed its first case on June 12. (Full story)
Sources: World Health Organization and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, Reuters stories, local authority releases
(Compiled by Alizee Degorce, Andrey Sychev and Louise Rasmussen in Gdansk; Editing by Milla Nissi, Barbara Lewis, Jonathan Oatis and Ed Osmond)
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