A total of 219 monkeypox cases have been confirmed worldwide outside countries where the disease is endemic, according to a report by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC Europe).
A total of 19 countries where the disease is unusual, mostly in Europe, have reported at least one confirmed case, the center said in an epidemiological note released Wednesday.
“Most of the cases were identified among young people, while no deaths were reported,” the Stockholm-based European agency said.
Outside of the 11 African countries where this rare disease is endemic, 3 countries currently report confirmed cases, including the UK, the first country where unusual cases were identified in early May (71 cases), Spain (51), and Portugal (37), according to CDC Europe.
Europe accounts 191 cases, including 118 in EU countries.
Additionally, Canada reported 15 cases, the US (9), Australia (2), Israel (1) and the UAE (1) are the six non-European countries with cases considered confirmed.
Suspected cases are not included in the total, according to the same source.
The total number of cases reported by CDC Europe on Wednesday increased almost fivefold since its first detection on May 20, when the total of Monkeypox reported was 38.
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