How many cases of monkeypox are there currently in the world?

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Around 65 countries in which monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease as confirmed cases cross 15,600.

The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization's highest level of alert, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday. The illness, which spreads through close contact and was first found in monkeys, mostly occurs in west and central Africa and only occasionally spreads elsewhere.

Below is a list of non-endemic countries that have so far reported monkeypox cases:

ASIA-PACIFIC

EUROPE

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

AMERICAS

(Compiled by Alizee Degorce, Andrey Sychev and Louise Rasmussen in GdanskEditing by Milla Nissi, Barbara Lewis, Jonathan Oatis and Frances Kerry)