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Dec 3, 2022, 11 tweets

2022 #Monkeypox #Outbreak:
Confirmed cases, WHO, 02 December 2022

With the exception of West & Central Africa, the outbreak continues to primarily affect:
📌men who have sex with men
📌who have reported recent sex with one or multiple partners.
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worldhealthorg.shinyapps.io/mpx_global/

WHO assesses the #Monkeypox global #Risk as Moderate.

Regionally, risk:
✔️as High in the Americas
✔️as Moderate in the African Region, Eastern Mediterranean Region, European Region & the South-East Asia Region.
✔️as Low in the Western Pacific Region

2/11

The 10 most affected countries:
📌United States of America
📌Brazil
📌Spain
📌France
📌Colombia
📌The United Kingdom
📌Germany
📌Peru
📌Mexico and
📌Canada

Together, these countries account for 86.0% of the #monkeypox cases reported globally.
3/11

#Monkeypox epidemic curve shown for cases reported up to 02 Dec 2022 to avoid showing incomplete weeks of data.
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worldhealthorg.shinyapps.io/mpx_global/

#Monkeypox cases maps
5/11

Total #Monkeypox cases, by WHO region
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96.8% (45749/47250) of #monkeypox cases with available data are #Male

The median age is 34 years (IQR: 29 - 41).
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3.2% (1501/47250) are female:
oThe majority of the Region of the Americas & the European Region
othe majority are Heterosexual

The most commonly reported exposure setting is in a household (43%), & the most common form of transmission is via sexual encounters (42%)
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#Monkeypox case profiles
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Symptomatology
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Africa in Focus
In 2022, as of 02 Dec 2022, there have been 982 confirmed cases of monkeypox reported in the region and 14 deaths.

These represent 1% and 23% of global cases and deaths respectively.
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