Aug 18 (Reuters/GNA) – More than 80 countries where monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease, which the World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency, as confirmed cases crossed 38,800 and non-endemic countries reported their first related deaths.
Below are the non-endemic countries that have reported monkeypox-related deaths:
* BRAZIL reported its first death on July 31.
* INDIA reported first death on Aug. 1.
* SPAIN reported its second death on July 30.
Below is a list of non-endemic countries that have reported monkeypox cases:
Asia-Pacific
* AUSTRALIA confirmed 82 cases as of Aug. 18
* CHINA reported three cases as of Aug. 16.
* INDIA confirmed ten cases as of Aug. 17.
* JAPAN reported four cases as of Aug. 16.
* NEW ZEALAND reported four cases on Aug. 11.
* The PHILIPPINES reported its first case on July 29.
* SINGAPORE confirmed 15 cases as of Aug. 5.
* SOUTH KOREA reported two cases on June 22.
* TAIWAN confirmed three cases as of Aug. 9.
* THAILAND confirmed five cases as of Aug. 16.
Europe
* ANDORRA confirmed four cases as of Aug. 9.
* AUSTRIA confirmed 210 cases as of Aug. 18.
* BELGIUM detected 546 cases by Aug. 9.
* BOSNIA reported three cases as of Aug. 15.
* BULGARIA confirmed four cases as of July 22.
* CROATIA reported 17 cases by Aug. 15.
* CZECH REPUBLIC confirmed 36 cases as of Aug. 16.
* CYPRUS reported three cases as of Aug. 9.
* DENMARK confirmed 158 cases by Aug. 18.
* ESTONIA confirmed nine cases by Aug. 5.
* FINLAND confirmed 22 cases as of Aug. 4.
* FRANCE confirmed 2,749 cases by Aug. 18.
* GEORGIA confirmed its first case on June 15.
* GERMANY reported 3,242 cases by Aug. 18.
* GIBRALTAR had confirmed six cases as of Aug. 18.
* GREECE had confirmed 49 cases by Aug. 18.
* HUNGARY had confirmed 62 cases by Aug. 18.
* ICELAND had reported 11 cases as of Aug. 9.
* IRELAND had confirmed 113 cases as of Aug. 18.
* ITALY had detected 662 cases as of Aug. 16.
* LATVIA had confirmed four cases as of Aug. 18.
* LITHUANIA confirmed five cases as of Aug. 17.
* LUXEMBOURG had confirmed 43 cases as of Aug. 16.
* MALTA had confirmed 31 cases as of Aug. 17.
* MONTENEGRO reported its first case on Aug. 1.
* MOLDOVA had reported one case by Aug. 12.
* The NETHERLANDS had confirmed 1,029 cases as of Aug. 18.
* NORWAY had reported 74 cases by Aug. 16.
* POLAND had reported 104 cases by Aug. 16.
* PORTUGAL had confirmed 770 cases as of Aug. 11.
* ROMANIA had confirmed 32 cases as of Aug. 18.
* RUSSIA confirmed its first case on July 12.
* SERBIA had reported 23 cases as of Aug. 11.
* SLOVAKIA had confirmed 10 cases as of Aug. 18.
* SLOVENIA had reported 43 cases as of Aug. 11.
* SPAIN had confirmed 5,792 cases by Aug. 18.
* SWEDEN had confirmed 130 cases by Aug. 18.
* SWITZERLAND had confirmed 387 cases as of Aug. 15.
* The UNITED KINGDOM had 3,081 confirmed cases as of Aug. 17, including 2,936 in England, 75 in Scotland, 27 in Northern Ireland and 43 in Wales.
Middle East & Africa
* ISRAEL had reported 194 cases as of Aug. 16.
* IRAN confirmed its first case on Aug. 16.
* LEBANON had reported six cases as of Aug. 09.
* MOROCCO reported first case on June 2.
* QATAR had reported three cases as of Aug. 09.
* SAUDI ARABIA had reported six cases as of Aug. 16.
* SOUTH AFRICA confirmed its fourth case on Aug. 15.
* TURKEY had reported five cases as of Aug. 11.
* The UNITED ARAB EMIRATES had reported 16 infections as of July 24.
Americas
* ARGENTINA confirmed 72 cases as of Aug. 16.
* 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 confirmed 3,184 cases by Aug. 18.
* BOLIVIA confirmed 27 cases by Aug. 17.
* CANADA confirmed 1,091 infections as of Aug. 17.
* CHILE reported 189 cases as of Aug. 17.
* COLOMBIA reported 129 cases as of Aug. 15.
* COSTA RICA confirmed three cases on July 28.
* DOMINICAN REPUBLIC confirmed six cases as of Aug. 17.
* ECUADOR confirmed 19 cases as of Aug. 16.
* GUATEMALA confirmed three cases as of Aug. 11.
* HONDURAS reported three cases as of Aug. 15.
* JAMAICA had confirmed four cases as of Aug. 10.
* MEXICO had confirmed 252 cases as of Aug. 15.
* PANAMA had confirmed four cases as of Aug. 16.
* PERU had confirmed 867 cases by Aug. 16.
* PUERTO RICO had confirmed 54 cases as of Aug. 16.
* The UNITED STATES confirmed 12,743 cases as of Aug. 16.
* URUGUAY confirmed its second case on Aug. 2.
* VENEZUELA confirmed its first case on June 12.
Sources: Data from World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Reuters stories, releases from local authorities
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