Monkeypox virus 2022
West and Central Africa • close contact with
infected animal or
human
• indirect contact with
contaminated material,
such as bed linen
Three cases in total; 2
imported (Sept 2018)
and 1 nosocomial
transmission.
VERY LOW – Reported
outside Africa for the
first time in 2018 (2 in
UK and 1 in Israel).
Recent cases/outbreaks:
• DRC reported 334 suspected cases including 10 deaths in July. A total of 2,924 suspected
cases (108 deaths) had been reported thus far in 2020. Compared to the same period in 2019,
although the number of cases is slightly lower (3,015 cases by August 2019), the number of
deaths is significantly higher in 2020 (64 deaths by August 2019). The reason for the increased
case fatality rate is unknown at this stage.
• Nigeria reported 3 suspected case up to 26th of July
Global high consequence infectious disease events: April – June 2020 update
