Timeline of the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak

{{Short description|Major events in the 2022 monkeypox outbreak}}

File:Monkeypox cumulative-cases linear-plot.svg

This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak.

May 2022

In the beginning of May 2022, a case of mpox was reported in a British resident who had travelled to Lagos and Delta State in Nigeria,{{cite web |date=16 May 2022 |title=Monkeypox – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |url=https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517223855/https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON381 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=World Health Organization}} in areas where mpox is considered to be an endemic disease. The person developed a rash on 29 April while in Nigeria and flew back to the United Kingdom, arriving on 4 May,{{cite news |date=14 May 2022 |title=Monkeypox contact tracing extended to Scotland |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61435476 |url-status=live |access-date=17 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517232614/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-61435476 |archive-date=17 May 2022}} and presented to hospital later the same day. Mpox infection was immediately suspected, and the patient was hospitalised at Guy's Hospital and isolated, then tested positive for the virus on 6 May.

On 12 May two new cases of mpox were confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), both in London,{{cite web |date=15 May 2022 |title=Monkeypox: Two more confirmed cases of viral infection |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-61449214 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515190510/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-61449214 |archive-date=15 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=BBC News}} living together in the same household, with no known link between either of them and either the index case or travel to endemic regions. One of the new cases was hospitalised at St Mary's Hospital, while the other case with milder symptoms was said to be self-isolating at home.

On 17 May, another four cases of mpox were confirmed by the UKHSA in three Londoners and a person in North East England who had previously travelled to London.{{cite web |date=17 May 2022 |title=Monkeypox: Four more cases detected in England |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-61470940 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517012207/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-61470940 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=BBC News}}

On 18 May in Portugal, 14 cases of mpox were reported by health authorities out of total of 29 suspected cases. Two samples' test results were pending.{{cite web |title=Monkeypox. Já há 14 casos de varíola dos macacos em Portugal |trans-title=Monkeypox. There are already 14 cases of monkeypox in Portugal |url=https://www.dn.pt/sociedade/ja-ha-14-casos-de-variola-dos-macacos-em-portugal-14869281.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518213313/https://www.dn.pt/sociedade/ja-ha-14-casos-de-variola-dos-macacos-em-portugal-14869281.html |archive-date=18 May 2022 |access-date=18 May 2022 |website=www.dn.pt |language=pt-PT}} In Spain, there are seven confirmed cases as of 18 May.{{cite web |last=Güell |first=Oriol |date=18 May 2022 |title=Sanidad confirma que los análisis de los siete primeros casos sospechosos de viruela del mono han dado positivo |trans-title=Health confirms that the analyzes of the first seven suspected cases of monkeypox have tested positive |url=https://elpais.com/sociedad/2022-05-18/madrid-eleva-a-23-el-numero-de-casos-sospechosos-de-sufrir-viruela-de-los-monos-atendidos-la-region.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518213051/https://elpais.com/sociedad/2022-05-18/madrid-eleva-a-23-el-numero-de-casos-sospechosos-de-sufrir-viruela-de-los-monos-atendidos-la-region.html |archive-date=18 May 2022 |access-date=18 May 2022 |website=El País |language=es}} On the same day, the United States confirmed its first 2022 case of mpox while Canada reported 13 suspected cases.{{cite web |date=18 May 2022 |title=Massachusetts confirms rare monkeypox case, the first in the US this year |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/05/18/massachusetts-confirms-rare-monkeypox-case-the-first-in-the-us-this-year/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520095157/https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/05/18/massachusetts-confirms-rare-monkeypox-case-the-first-in-the-us-this-year/ |archive-date=20 May 2022 |access-date=18 May 2022 |website=Boston Herald |language=en-US}}{{cite web |last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca |first=Zone Santé- |title=Variole du singe : au moins 13 cas en cours d'examen à Montréal |trans-title=Monkey pox: at least 13 cases being examined in Montreal |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1884547/orthopoxvirose-simienne-monkeypox-maladie-sante-publique-quebec-canada |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518213614/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1884547/orthopoxvirose-simienne-monkeypox-maladie-sante-publique-quebec-canada |archive-date=18 May 2022 |access-date=18 May 2022 |website=Radio-Canada.ca |date=18 May 2022 |language=fr-ca}}

On 19 May, Sweden and Belgium reported their first cases of mpox,{{cite news |title=Ett fall av apkoppor rapporterat i Sverige – Folkhälsomyndigheten |trans-title=A case of smallpox reported in Sweden - Public Health Agency |url=https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/nyheter-och-press/nyhetsarkiv/2022/maj/ett-fall-av-apkoppor-rapporterat-i-sverige/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519110819/https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/nyheter-och-press/nyhetsarkiv/2022/maj/ett-fall-av-apkoppor-rapporterat-i-sverige/ |archive-date=19 May 2022 |access-date=19 May 2022}}{{cite news |date=19 May 2022 |title=Eerste besmetting met apenpokkenvirus vastgesteld in ons land |trans-title=First infection with monkey pox virus detected in our country |language=dutch |website=VRT NWS |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/05/19/apenpokken-eerste-geval-in-ons-land/ |url-status=live |access-date=19 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519203910/https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/05/19/apenpokken-eerste-geval-in-ons-land/ |archive-date=19 May 2022}} while Italy confirmed its first case in a traveller who had arrived from the Canary Islands.{{cite news |date=19 May 2022 |title=Italy reports first case of monkeypox infection, two more suspected |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/italy-reports-first-case-monkeypox-infection-two-more-suspected-2022-05-19/ |url-status=live |access-date=19 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519131733/https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/italy-reports-first-case-monkeypox-infection-two-more-suspected-2022-05-19/ |archive-date=19 May 2022}} A suspected case was reported in France.{{cite news |date=20 May 2022 |title=Monkeypox cases investigated in Europe, US, Canada and Australia |website=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61506562/ |url-status=live |access-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519225503/https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61506562 |archive-date=19 May 2022}} A genomic analysis conducted on a case in Portugal places the virus infecting that patient in the West African clade, finding it most closely related to viruses associated with cases exported from Nigeria in 2018 and 2019.{{cite web |last1=Borges |first1=Vítor |date=19 May 2022 |title=First draft genome sequence of Monkeypox virus associated with the suspected multi-country outbreak, May 2022 (confirmed case in Portugal) |url=https://virological.org/t/first-draft-genome-sequence-of-monkeypox-virus-associated-with-the-suspected-multi-country-outbreak-may-2022-confirmed-case-in-portugal/799 |access-date=20 May 2022 |website=Virological.org |language=en |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520005425/https://virological.org/t/first-draft-genome-sequence-of-monkeypox-virus-associated-with-the-suspected-multi-country-outbreak-may-2022-confirmed-case-in-portugal/799 |url-status=live }} Current sequencing error prevents exact placement of the virus within the group of these Nigerian viruses.{{cite web |last1=Rambaut |first1=Andrew |title=Discussion of on-going MPXV genome sequencing |url=https://virological.org/t/discussion-of-on-going-mpxv-genome-sequencing/802 |website=Virological.org |access-date=21 May 2022 |language=en |date=21 May 2022 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523234818/https://virological.org/t/discussion-of-on-going-mpxv-genome-sequencing/802 |url-status=live }}

Following the detection of a case in Massachusetts the previous day, the United States on 19 May placed a $119 million order with Bavarian Nordic with the option to buy $180 million's worth more, for up to 13 million vaccines against smallpox.{{cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Chris |title=U.S. government places $119 million order for 13 million freeze-dried Monkeypox vaccines |url=https://fortune.com/2022/05/19/monkeypox-vaccine-purchase-2022-us-government/ |website=Fortune |access-date=21 May 2022 |language=English |date=May 19, 2022 |quote=Bavarian Nordic, the biotech company that makes the vaccine, has announced a $119 million order placed by the U.S., with an option to buy $180 million more, for delivery in 2023 and 2024. Should the second option be exercised, it would work out to approximately 13 million doses. |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520194153/https://fortune.com/2022/05/19/monkeypox-vaccine-purchase-2022-us-government/ |url-status=live }} On 20 May, the US Department of Health and Human Services said the order was part of a standard preparedness effort and not a response to recent events. A spokesperson said, "BARDA has worked with industry to develop and purchase vaccines and treatments for a potential smallpox emergency, some of which may also be used to respond to mpox."{{cite web |last=Scribner |first=Herb |date=2022-05-20 |title=HHS says recent U.S. smallpox vaccine order not related to monkeypox outbreak |url=https://www.axios.com/2022/05/20/smallpox-vaccine-order-monkeypox |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Axios |language=en |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520201527/https://www.axios.com/2022/05/20/smallpox-vaccine-order-monkeypox |url-status=live }} Separately, Bavarian Nordic stated an unidentified European country had placed an order for "Imvanex" vaccines in response to the mpox outbreak.

On 20 May, Health Secretary of the UK Sajid Javid reported that another eleven cases had been confirmed, bringing the total in the country to twenty. UKHSA reported on 27 May that a majority of cases are in men who have sex with men.{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/monkeypox-cases-confirmed-in-england-latest-updates | title=Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates | access-date=1 June 2022 | archive-date=16 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516173645/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/monkeypox-cases-confirmed-in-england-latest-updates | url-status=live }} On the same day, Australia reported its first suspected case, in a man who fell ill after returning from travel in the UK.{{Cite news |date=20 May 2022 |title=Monkeypox cases investigated in Europe, US, Canada and Australia |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61506562 |url-status=live |access-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520020207/https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61506562 |archive-date=20 May 2022}} A second case was also confirmed on the same day. The cases were identified as being in Melbourne and Sydney. Both recently returned from travel in Europe and the UK.{{cite news |last1=Parkes-Hupton |first1=Heath |last2=Johnson |first2=Sian |title=Monkeypox confirmed in Melbourne and Sydney |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-20/monkeypox-case-in-sydney-and-melbourne/101084864 |access-date=20 May 2022 |website=ABC News |date=20 May 2022 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Commission |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520071749/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-20/monkeypox-case-in-sydney-and-melbourne/101084864 |url-status=live }} Germany, France and the Netherlands confirmed their first cases on the same day.{{cite news |title=Erster Fall von Affenpocken in Deutschland bestätigt |trans-title=First case of monkeypox confirmed in Germany |url=https://www.zeit.de/gesundheit/2022-05/erster-fall-von-affenpocken-in-deutschland-bestaetigt |access-date=20 May 2022 |website=Die Zeit |date=20 May 2022 |language=de |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521030324/https://www.zeit.de/gesundheit/2022-05/erster-fall-von-affenpocken-in-deutschland-bestaetigt |url-status=live |last1=Schlitt |first1=Anna-Lena }}{{cite web |date=20 May 2022 |title=France, Germany, Belgium report first monkeypox cases amid unusual spread in Europe |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220520-france-germany-belgium-report-first-monkeypox-cases-amid-unusual-spread-in-europe |access-date=20 May 2022 |website=France 24 |language=en |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521020725/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220520-france-germany-belgium-report-first-monkeypox-cases-amid-unusual-spread-in-europe |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=20 May 2022 |title=Dutch health agency confirms first monkeypox case in the Netherlands |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/several-suspected-monkeypox-cases-netherlands-anp-citing-health-agency-2022-05-20/ |access-date=20 May 2022 |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521020604/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/several-suspected-monkeypox-cases-netherlands-anp-citing-health-agency-2022-05-20/ |url-status=live }} The three confirmed cases in Belgium were linked to the Darklands fetish festival in Antwerp.{{cite news |title=WHO official warns monkeypox could accelerate as cases spread across Europe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/20/who-monkeypox-warning-cases-spread-europe |access-date=23 May 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=20 May 2022 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524021007/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/20/who-monkeypox-warning-cases-spread-europe |url-status=live }} Also on 20 May, Belgium became the first country to introduce a mandatory quarantine for people infected with mpox (21 days). Close contacts of infected people do not have to self-isolate, but are told to stay vigilant.{{Cite web |last=Gilchrist |first=Karen |date=2022-05-23 |title=Belgium becomes first country to introduce mandatory monkeypox quarantine as global cases rise |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/23/belgium-introduces-mandatory-monkeypox-quarantine-as-global-cases-rise.html |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523111916/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/23/belgium-introduces-mandatory-monkeypox-quarantine-as-global-cases-rise.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Caulcutt |first=Clea |date=2022-05-22 |title=Belgium introduces quarantine for monkeypox cases |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/belgium-introduce-quarantine-monkeypox-case/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Politico |language=en-US |archive-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522152302/https://www.politico.eu/article/belgium-introduce-quarantine-monkeypox-case/ |url-status=live }} In addition, Health Secretary of the UK Sajid Javid also reported that another eleven cases had been confirmed, bringing the total in the country to twenty. Dr Susan Hopkins from the UKHSA urged watchfulness among men who have sex with men, who have made up "a notable proportion" of the recent cases in the UK and Europe.{{cite web |date=20 May 2022 |title=UK monkeypox cases double to 20 – Sajid Javid |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61520228 |access-date=20 May 2022 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520142412/https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61520228 |url-status=live }} The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) advised people who have had close contact with a person infected with mpox to self-isolate for 21 days. Self-isolation is not mandatory.{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Chloe |date=2022-05-23 |title=People coming into contact with monkeypox are now being advised to quarantine for 3 weeks |url=https://fortune.com/2022/05/23/people-contact-monkeypox-advised-quarantine-3-weeks-belgium-uk/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Fortune |language=en |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523112129/https://fortune.com/2022/05/23/people-contact-monkeypox-advised-quarantine-3-weeks-belgium-uk/ |url-status=live }}

On 21 May, Switzerland and Israel confirmed their first cases.{{Cite news |date=2022-05-21 |title=Switzerland confirms its first case of monkeypox |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/switzerland-confirms-its-first-case-monkeypox-2022-05-21/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524192333/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/switzerland-confirms-its-first-case-monkeypox-2022-05-21/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news|first=Ido|last=Efrati|title=Israel Confirms First Case of Monkeypox Virus|language=en|work=Haaretz|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-discovers-first-case-of-monkeypox-virus-1.10812439|access-date=21 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520192033/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-discovers-first-case-of-monkeypox-virus-1.10812439|url-status=live}} Spain reported 23 new cases linked to a gay bathhouse in Madrid, bringing the country's total to 30.{{cite news |title=Spain monkeypox cases tally reaches 30, mostly linked to sauna |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/spain-reports-14-new-confirmed-monkeypox-cases-total-21-2022-05-20/ |access-date=23 May 2022 |work=Reuters |date=21 May 2022 |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520211443/https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/spain-reports-14-new-confirmed-monkeypox-cases-total-21-2022-05-20/ |url-status=live }} Several infections may also be linked to the Maspalomas Gay Pride Festival in Gran Canaria.{{cite news |title=Monkeypox: Berlin records first cases of rare virus |url=https://www.dw.com/en/monkeypox-berlin-records-first-cases-of-rare-virus/a-61889401 |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=DW |date=21 May 2022 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523021232/https://www.dw.com/en/monkeypox-berlin-records-first-cases-of-rare-virus/a-61889401 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Una fiesta multitudinaria en Gran Canaria, segundo gran foco del brote de la viruela del mono en España |trans-title=A massive party in Gran Canaria, the second major focus of the monkeypox outbreak in Spain |url=https://elpais.com/sociedad/2022-05-21/una-fiesta-multitudinaria-en-gran-canaria-segundo-gran-foco-del-brote-de-la-viruela-del-mono-en-espana.html |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=El País |date=21 May 2022 |language=Spanish |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521035925/https://elpais.com/sociedad/2022-05-21/una-fiesta-multitudinaria-en-gran-canaria-segundo-gran-foco-del-brote-de-la-viruela-del-mono-en-espana.html |url-status=live }} On the same date, Norwegian authorities initiated contact tracing after a person who had visited Norway earlier in the month had tested positive back in his home country (an undisclosed European country).{{Cite news |date=2022-05-21 |title=Norway warns of possible monkeypox infections in Oslo |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/norway-warns-possible-monkeypox-infections-oslo-2022-05-21/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524192334/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/norway-warns-possible-monkeypox-infections-oslo-2022-05-21/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news|title=Leitar etter nærkontaktar til apekopp-smitta som var i Oslo |trans-title=Looking for close contact to the monkey cup infection that was in Oslo |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/smittesporing-etter-apekoppar-i-oslo-1.15975578|date=21 May 2022|publisher=NRK|access-date=23 May 2022|language=Norwegian|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524192355/https://www.nrk.no/norge/smittesporing-etter-apekoppar-i-oslo-1.15975578|url-status=live}} A suspected case was reported in Greece, but it was later confirmed to be chickenpox.{{cite news|title=A suspected case in Greece was actually chickenpox|url=https://24newsrecorder.com/healthcare/160264|date=22 May 2022|publisher=24newsrecorded|access-date=23 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524192344/https://24newsrecorder.com/healthcare/160264|url-status=live}}

On 22 May, Austria confirmed its first case.{{cite web |title=Austria's first case of monkeypox confirmed, Vienna health authority says |url=https://news.yahoo.com/austrias-first-case-monkeypox-confirmed-153959022.html |website=Yahoo! News |date=22 May 2022 |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524192341/https://news.yahoo.com/austrias-first-case-monkeypox-confirmed-153959022.html |url-status=live }}

On 23 May, Denmark reported its first case in a man who had returned home from the Canary Islands,{{Cite Q | Q112115989 }}{{cite news|title=Det første tilfælde af abekopper er nu påvist i Danmark |trans-title=The first case of monkey pox has now been detected in Denmark |url=https://www.ssi.dk/aktuelt/nyheder/2022/det-foerste-tilfaelde-af-abekopper-er-nu-paavist-i-dk|date=23 May 2022|publisher=Statens Serum Institut|access-date=23 May 2022|language=Danish|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524192412/https://www.ssi.dk/aktuelt/nyheder/2022/det-foerste-tilfaelde-af-abekopper-er-nu-paavist-i-dk|url-status=live}} and the following day the second case was confirmed in a person that also had returned home from Spain.{{cite news|title=Endnu et tilfælde af abekopper er fundet i Danmark |trans-title=Another case of monkey cups has been found in Denmark |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/samfund/endnu-et-tilfaelde-af-abekopper-er-fundet-i-danmark|date=24 May 2022|publisher=Berlingske|access-date=24 May 2022|language=Danish|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524192344/https://www.berlingske.dk/samfund/endnu-et-tilfaelde-af-abekopper-er-fundet-i-danmark|url-status=live}} Dr. Sue Hopkins, the chief medical adviser for the UK Health Security Agency, announced that 37 new mpox cases had been confirmed, more than doubling the total confirmed in the UK to 57 cases.{{cite news |date=2022-05-23 |title=37 new cases of monkey pox found in UK |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/monkeypox-virus-cases-double-uk-b2085217.html |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524192332/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/monkeypox-virus-cases-double-uk-b2085217.html |url-status=live }} In Canada, Quebec announced a total of 15 confirmed cases in the province.{{Cite news |date=24 May 2022 |title=Quebec confirms 15 monkeypox cases, more expected elsewhere in Canada |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/canadas-quebec-detects-15-confirmed-cases-monkeypox-2022-05-24/ |access-date=24 May 2022 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524210338/https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/canadas-quebec-detects-15-confirmed-cases-monkeypox-2022-05-24/ |url-status=live }}

On 24 May, the Czech Republic confirmed its first case, a woman who was at a music festival in Belgium at the beginning of May.{{cite web|date=24 May 2022|title=Czech Republic detects its first case of monkeypox|website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/czech-republic-detects-its-first-case-monkeypox-2022-05-24/|access-date=24 May 2022|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524193041/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/czech-republic-detects-its-first-case-monkeypox-2022-05-24/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=First case of monkeypox detected in Czech Republic |url=https://english.radio.cz/first-case-monkeypox-detected-czech-republic-8751319 |website=Radio Prague International |date=24 May 2022 |access-date=24 May 2022 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524192343/https://english.radio.cz/first-case-monkeypox-detected-czech-republic-8751319 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Česko má první případ opičích neštovic. Nemocný si je přivezl z festivalu |trans-title=The Czechia has the first case of monkeypox. The patient brought them from the festival |url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/opici-nestovice-nemocnice-nakaza-cesko-svet.A220524_131640_domaci_ihal |website=idnes.cz |date=24 May 2022 |access-date=24 May 2022 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524152859/https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/opici-nestovice-nemocnice-nakaza-cesko-svet.A220524_131640_domaci_ihal |url-status=live }} On the same day, United Arab Emirates reported its first case, detected in a 29-year-old female visitor from West Africa.{{cite web |last=Reporter |first=A. Staff |title=UAE detects first case of monkeypox |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-detects-first-case-of-monkeypox |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524192342/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-detects-first-case-of-monkeypox |url-status=live }} Also on that day, Slovenia confirmed its first case, a man from Canary Islands,{{cite web |title=Opičje koze že v Sloveniji: takšno je tveganje za prebivalstvo #video |trans-title=Monkey goats (pox?) already in Slovenia: such is the risk for the population #video |url=https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/sum-na-prvi-primer-opicjih-koz-pri-nas-580056 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=siol.net |language=sl |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524153425/https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/sum-na-prvi-primer-opicjih-koz-pri-nas-580056 |url-status=live }} while Switzerland reported its second case, a woman in the Canton of Geneva.{{cite news |title=Affenpocken: Zweiter Fall in der Schweiz im Kanton Genf +++ Über 1000 Pockenimpfungen in Grossbritannien verabreicht |url=https://www.nzz.ch/wissenschaft/wichtige-fakten-ueber-affenpockenviren-ld.1685055?reduced=true |website=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |access-date=25 May 2022 |language=de |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525083644/https://www.nzz.ch/wissenschaft/wichtige-fakten-ueber-affenpockenviren-ld.1685055?reduced=true |url-status=live }} The UK reported 14 more cases, taking the total to 71, including its first case in Scotland.{{Cite web |title=Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/monkeypox-cases-confirmed-in-england-latest-updates |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=GOV.UK |language=en |archive-date=16 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516173645/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/monkeypox-cases-confirmed-in-england-latest-updates |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2022-05-24 |title=Monkeypox: UK cases rise to 71, with vaccines for high-risk contacts |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61570562 |access-date=2022-05-26 |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526122130/https://www.bbc.com/news/health-61570562 |url-status=live }} In total mpox has been confirmed in 19 countries.{{Cite web |title=Monkeypox: 131 cases confirmed in 19 countries, says World Health Organisation |url=https://news.sky.com/story/monkeypox-131-cases-confirmed-in-19-countries-says-world-health-organisation-12620234 |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Sky News |language=en |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524102309/https://news.sky.com/story/monkeypox-131-cases-confirmed-in-19-countries-says-world-health-organisation-12620234 |url-status=live }}

On 25 May, Portugal reported an additional 10 confirmed cases.{{Cite news |date=2022-05-25 |title=Portugal confirms 10 new monkeypox cases, Spain exceeds 50 total |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portugal-confirms-10-new-monkeypox-cases-total-49-2022-05-25/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525131728/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portugal-confirms-10-new-monkeypox-cases-total-49-2022-05-25/ |url-status=live }} The UKHSA reported 7 additional cases in England, to a total of 78 cases in the UK.

On 26 May, Public Health Wales and the Public Health Agency of Northern Ireland each reported one case, which, coupled with English and Scottish cases, brought the UK total to 90.{{cite web |title=Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/monkeypox-cases-confirmed-in-england-latest-updates |website=Gov.uk |access-date=26 May 2022 |archive-date=16 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516173645/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/monkeypox-cases-confirmed-in-england-latest-updates |url-status=live }} On the same day, Quebec reported a suspected case in a child of school age, in the Montreal area.{{cite web |title=Un cas de variole simienne soupçonné chez un mineur |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/sante/715476/16-cas-confirmes-de-variole-du-singe-au-quebec |website=Le Devoir |access-date=26 May 2022 |language=fr |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526104239/https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/sante/715476/16-cas-confirmes-de-variole-du-singe-au-quebec |url-status=live }} Meanwhile, in the United States, an adult woman with a recent travel history to Africa became Virginia's first mpox case.{{cite web |title=CDC identifies 9 monkeypox cases in 7 states |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/26/health/monkeypox-cdc-update/index.html |website=CNN Health | date=26 May 2022 |access-date=27 May 2022 |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526171739/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/26/health/monkeypox-cdc-update/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_content=2022-05-26T17%3A16%3A03&utm_source=twCNN&utm_term=link |url-status=live }}

On May 27, some countries began to use smallpox vaccines to protect people exposed to the monkeypox virus. 500 people in Montreal, Quebec, Canada received smallpox vaccinations. "We're vaccinating in a very targeted way. So we vaccinated people that had high-risk exposure in the last 14 days," said Dr. Genevieve Bergeron, Montreal's medical officer responsible for health emergencies and infectious diseases." at the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal. 800 Montrealers so far who have lined up at the clinic in the heart of the Gay Village that's been offering the vaccine since May 27.{{cite web |title=Hundreds of Montrealers seek vaccine protecting against monkeypox |url=https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6481822 |website=CBC News |date=2022-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718170626/https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6481822 |archive-date=2022-07-18 |url-status=live |last1=Lafontaine |first1=Miriam}}{{cite web | url=https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/canadian-immunization-guide-part-4-active-vaccines/page-21-smallpox-vaccine.html | title=Smallpox vaccine: Canadian Immunization Guide | date=18 July 2007 | access-date=11 June 2022 | archive-date=20 July 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720171112/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/canadian-immunization-guide-part-4-active-vaccines/page-21-smallpox-vaccine.html | url-status=live }} On the same day, Finland confirmed its first case.{{cite web |title=Suomen ensimmäinen apinarokkotapaus vahvistettu |url=https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000008845103.html |website=Helsingin Sanomat |date=27 May 2022 |access-date=27 May 2022 |language=fi |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527060709/https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000008845103.html |url-status=live }} 16 additional cases were reported in England, to a total of 106 UK cases.{{cite web|title=Monkeypox cases confirmed in England – latest updates|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/monkeypox-cases-confirmed-in-england-latest-updates|access-date=27 May 2022|archive-date=16 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516173645/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/monkeypox-cases-confirmed-in-england-latest-updates|url-status=live}} Argentina reported two cases, in individuals who had both recently arrived from Spain.{{Cite news |last=Politi |first=Daniel |date=27 May 2022 |title=Argentina reports 2 cases of monkeypox |work=The Toronto Star |agency=The Associated Press |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/2022/05/27/argentina-reports-case-of-monkeypox-man-traveled-from-spain.html |access-date=28 May 2022 |archive-date=27 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527135342/https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/2022/05/27/argentina-reports-case-of-monkeypox-man-traveled-from-spain.html |url-status=live }}

On 28 May, Ireland reported its first case.{{cite web|title=Monkeypox case confirmed in Ireland - latest update|url=https://www.hpsc.ie/news/title-22106-en.html|date=28 May 2022|website=Health Protection Surveillance Centre|access-date=28 May 2022|archive-date=2 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602121124/https://www.hpsc.ie/news/title-22106-en.html|url-status=live}} The Health Service Executive (HSE) said the case was confirmed in the east of the country and the person had not been hospitalised, while a suspected case was also being investigated.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/first-case-of-monkeypox-virus-confirmed-in-east-of-ireland-41698013.html|title=First case of monkeypox virus confirmed in east of Ireland|publisher=Irish Independent|first1=Eilish|last1=O'Regan|first2=Ciara|last2=O'Loughlin|date=28 May 2022|accessdate=28 May 2022|archive-date=28 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528120833/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/first-case-of-monkeypox-virus-confirmed-in-east-of-ireland-41698013.html|url-status=live}} On 30 May, a second case was confirmed in Ireland.{{cite news|url=https://independent.ie/irish-news/health/second-monkeypox-case-confirmed-in-ireland-41704403.html|title=Second monkeypox case confirmed in Ireland|publisher=Irish Independent|first=Eilish|last=O'Regan|date=30 May 2022|accessdate=30 May 2022|archive-date=30 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530202855/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/second-monkeypox-case-confirmed-in-ireland-41704403.html|url-status=live}} On the same day, Malta also confirmed its first case in a 38-year-old male resident who was abroad in a country where the disease had been found. The man has light symptoms and does not require hospitalisation. Mexico also confirmed its first case, in a 50-year-old man in Mexico City, who is a resident in New York City and possibly contracted the illness in the Netherlands, according to the Mexican health authorities.{{cite web |title=Viruela del mono: confirman primer caso en México |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/viruela-del-mono-confirman-primer-caso-en-mexico |website=El Universal México |date=28 May 2022 |access-date=28 May 2022 |language=es |archive-date=28 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528172431/https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/viruela-del-mono-confirman-primer-caso-en-mexico |url-status=live }}

On 31 May, the first case in Norway was confirmed, an individual who had recently been traveling.{{Cite news |date=31 May 2022 |title=Norway reports its first case of monkeypox |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/norway-reports-its-first-case-monkeypox-2022-05-31/ |access-date=2 June 2022 |archive-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606105215/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/norway-reports-its-first-case-monkeypox-2022-05-31/ |url-status=live }} Hungary also confirmed its first case, a 38-year-old male.{{Cite news |date=31 May 2022 |title=Hungary reports first case of monkeypox |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungary-reports-first-case-monkeypox-2022-05-31/ |access-date=2 June 2022 |archive-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601163129/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungary-reports-first-case-monkeypox-2022-05-31/ |url-status=live }}

June 2022

On 1 and 2 June, four further cases were confirmed in the Republic of Ireland, totaling six.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0601/1302468-monkeypox-ireland/|title=Two further cases of monkeypox identified in Ireland|publisher=RTÉ News and Current Affairs|first=Fergal|last=Bowers|date=1 June 2022|accessdate=1 June 2022|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601142235/https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0601/1302468-monkeypox-ireland/|url-status=live}} {{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0602/1302714-monkeypox-ireland/|title=Six cases of monkeypox now confirmed in Ireland|publisher=RTÉ News and Current Affairs|date=2 June 2022|accessdate=2 June 2022|archive-date=3 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603180700/https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0602/1302714-monkeypox-ireland/|url-status=live}}

On 2 June, Morocco reported its first case, citing its health ministry.{{Cite news |date=2022-06-02 |title=Morocco reports first case of monkeypox - state TV on Twitter |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/morocco-reports-first-case-monkeypox-state-tv-twitter-2022-06-02/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602124113/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/morocco-reports-first-case-monkeypox-state-tv-twitter-2022-06-02/ |url-status=live }}

On 3 June, Latvia reported its first case, a patient under age 50 who was infected outside the country.{{Cite news |date=3 June 2022 |title=Latvia records first case of monkeypox |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/latvia-records-first-case-monkeypox-2022-06-03/ |access-date=3 June 2022 |archive-date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603114104/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/latvia-records-first-case-monkeypox-2022-06-03/ |url-status=live }}

On 8 June, Brazil, Ghana and Greece reported cases of mpox. In Brazil, there had been at least 7 suspected cases, but none had been confirmed before this date.{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-monkeypox-brazil/brazil-records-first-case-of-monkeypox-report-idUKS0N2WV05H | title=Brazil health officials await test results to confirm first monkeypox case | newspaper=Reuters | date=8 June 2022 | access-date=8 June 2022 | archive-date=8 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608231501/https://www.reuters.com/article/health-monkeypox-brazil/brazil-records-first-case-of-monkeypox-report-idUKS0N2WV05H | url-status=live }} Five cases in Ghana were also confirmed by the Ghana Health Service.{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cl5dygq2z3qo | title=Monkeypox: Ghana confirm five cases of di virus | date=8 June 2022 | access-date=8 June 2022 | archive-date=8 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608212229/https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cl5dygq2z3qo | url-status=live }} Greece detected its first case in a traveller, who had travelled to Portugal.{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greece-detects-first-case-monkeypox-infection-2022-06-08/ | title=Greece detects first case of monkeypox infection | newspaper=Reuters | date=8 June 2022 | access-date=8 June 2022 | archive-date=8 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608194350/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greece-detects-first-case-monkeypox-infection-2022-06-08/ | url-status=live }} On the same day, the total number of mpox infections outside of endemic countries reached 1,000.{{Cite web |author1=Nicoletta Lanese |date=2022-06-07 |title=More than 1,000 cases of monkeypox detected in 29 countries |url=https://www.livescience.com/cdc-raises-alert-monkeypox |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=livescience.com |language=en |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622161418/https://www.livescience.com/cdc-raises-alert-monkeypox |url-status=live }}

On 10 June, Poland reported its first case of mpox; the Polish Ministry of Health stated that the case was imported, and the patient was not a Polish citizen, but did not disclose any further information.{{Cite web |last=KTS |date=2022-06-10 |title=W Polsce potwierdzono pierwszy przypadek małpiej ospy. "Pacjent nie jest polskim obywatelem" |url=https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/w-polsce-potwierdzono-pierwszy-przypadek-malpiej-6778288591493824a |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=wiadomosci.wp.pl |language=pl |archive-date=13 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613063804/https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/w-polsce-potwierdzono-pierwszy-przypadek-malpiej-6778288591493824a |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Tilles |first=Daniel |date=2022-06-10 |title=Poland confirms first case of monkeypox |url=https://notesfrompoland.com/2022/06/10/poland-confirms-first-case-of-monkeypox/ |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=Notes From Poland |language=en-US |archive-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610215336/https://notesfrompoland.com/2022/06/10/poland-confirms-first-case-of-monkeypox/ |url-status=live }}

On 12 June, Venezuela reported its first case of mpox. The case was identified to have been imported from Spain.{{Cite news |date=2022-06-12 |title=Venezuela confirms first case of monkeypox |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/venezuela-confirms-first-case-monkeypox-2022-06-12/ |access-date=2022-06-22 |archive-date=25 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625232752/https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/venezuela-confirms-first-case-monkeypox-2022-06-12/ |url-status=live }}

On 13 and 14 June, Romania reported its first cases of mpox. The first case, according to epidemiology, may have been imported from elsewhere in Europe.{{Cite web |last=maiavankline |date=2022-06-14 |title=Romania reports first monkeypox cases |url=https://www.romania-insider.com/monkeypox-cases-romania |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Romania Insider |language=en |archive-date=16 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616170623/https://www.romania-insider.com/monkeypox-cases-romania |url-status=live }}

On 15 June, Georgia and Luxembourg reported their first cases of mpox. The Georgian case was imported from Europe.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-16 |title=First case of monkeypox detected in Luxembourg |url=https://www.luxtimes.lu/en/luxembourg/first-case-of-monkeypox-detected-in-luxembourg-62aaebfede135b92360305db |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Luxembourg Times |language=en |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622013601/https://www.luxtimes.lu/en/luxembourg/first-case-of-monkeypox-detected-in-luxembourg-62aaebfede135b92360305db |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Georgia confirms first case of monkeypox virus |url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2022/2279 |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Agenda.ge |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618131450/https://agenda.ge/en/news/2022/2279 |url-status=live }}

On 17 June, Chile and Serbia reported their first cases of mpox, and both cases were detected in their capitals, imported from western Europe.{{Cite news |date=2022-06-17 |title=Chile reports first case of monkeypox |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/chile-reports-first-case-monkeypox-2022-06-17/ |access-date=2022-06-23 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621190436/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/chile-reports-first-case-monkeypox-2022-06-17/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2022-06-17 |title=Serbia reports first case of monkeypox |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/serbia-reports-first-case-monkeypox-2022-06-17/ |access-date=2022-06-23 |archive-date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620205856/https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/serbia-reports-first-case-monkeypox-2022-06-17/ |url-status=live }}

On 22 June, South Korea reported its first mpox case.

On 23 June, Bulgaria, Colombia, Croatia and South Africa reported their first cases of mpox.{{Cite web |last=staff |first=The Sofia Globe |date=2022-06-23 |title=Health Ministry: Two monkeypox cases confirmed in Bulgaria |url=https://sofiaglobe.com/2022/06/23/health-ministry-two-monkeypox-cases-confirmed-in-bulgaria/ |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=The Sofia Globe |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Minsalud e INS confirman tres casos de viruela símica en Colombia |url=https://www.minsalud.gov.co/Paginas/Minsalud-e-INS-confirman-tres-casos-de-viruela-simica-en-Colombia.aspx |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=www.minsalud.gov.co}}{{Cite web |title=Croatia reports first monkeypox case {{!}} Health {{!}} POST Online Media |url=https://www.poandpo.com/in-sickness-and-health/croatia-reports-first-monkeypox-case |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=www.poandpo.com}} The South African case is a 30-year-old male residing in the Gauteng province, which includes the executive capital, Pretoria.{{Cite web

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On 24 June, three suspected cases of mpox were reported in Fiji.{{Cite web |last=Fijivillage |title=Individuals under investigation for suspected monkeypox cases |url=https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Individuals-under-investigation-for-suspected-monkeypox-cases-x48fr5/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=www.fijivillage.com |language=en |archive-date=24 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624125917/https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Individuals-under-investigation-for-suspected-monkeypox-cases-x48fr5/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Fijivillage |title=Three likely cases of monekypox being investigated- Dr Fong |url=https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Three-likely-cases-of-monekypox-being-investigated--Dr-Fong-xr485f/ |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=www.fijivillage.com |language=en |archive-date=25 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625025250/https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Three-likely-cases-of-monekypox-being-investigated--Dr-Fong-xr485f/ |url-status=live }} The Ministry of Health stated that one was a Fijian citizen and the other two were foreign individuals. All three cases returned negative results.{{Cite web |last=Fijivillage |title=3 people under investigation for monkeypox test negative and released from isolation |url=https://www.fijivillage.com/news/3-people-under-investigation-for-monkeypox-test-negative-and-released-from-isolation-58fr4x/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=www.fijivillage.com |language=en |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627215040/https://www.fijivillage.com/news/3-people-under-investigation-for-monkeypox-test-negative-and-released-from-isolation-58fr4x/ |url-status=live }}

On 25 June, the WHO declared that the outbreak was not a global health emergency after considering the label.{{Cite web |last=Kimball |first=Spencer |date=2022-06-25 |title=World Health Organization says monkeypox is not a global health emergency right now |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/25/world-health-organization-says-monkeypox-is-not-a-global-health-emergency-right-now.html |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627231655/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/25/world-health-organization-says-monkeypox-is-not-a-global-health-emergency-right-now.html |url-status=live }}

July 2022

On 2 July, Andorra reported its first case of mpox.[https://cadenaser.com/andorra/2022/07/02/es-confirma-el-primer-cas-de-verola-del-mico-a-andorra-radio-ser-principat-d-andorra/ Es confirma el primer cas de verola del mico a Andorra] {{in lang|ca}}

On 5 July, Panama reported its first case of mpox.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Viruela del mono: Panamá confirma el primer caso de viruela del mono |url=https://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/Panama-confirma-primer-caso-viruela_0_6165133455.html |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=TVN |language=es-ES}}

On 6 July, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Jamaica reported their first cases of mpox.{{Cite news |date=2022-07-07 |title=Dominican Republic confirms first case of monkeypox |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/dominican-republic-confirms-first-case-monkeypox-2022-07-07/ |access-date=2022-07-09}}{{Cite web |title=Ecuador confirms first case of monkeypox-Xinhua |url=https://english.news.cn/20220707/4c640f39acf4474c8c7fb3bcfd71c392/c.html |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=english.news.cn}}{{Cite web |title=First Case of Monkeypox in Jamaica Identified – Jamaica Information Service |url=https://jis.gov.jm/first-case-of-monkeypox-in-jamaica-identified/ |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=jis.gov.jm}}

On 7 July, Slovakia reported its first case of mpox.{{Cite news |date=2022-07-07 |title=Slovakia confirms first case of monkeypox -public health authority |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovakia-confirms-first-case-monkeypox-public-health-authority-2022-07-07/ |access-date=2022-07-09}}

On 9 July, New Zealand reported its first case of mpox.{{Cite web |title=New Zealand's first Monkeypox case in isolation at home |url=https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/media-releases/new-zealands-first-monkeypox-case-isolation-home |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=Ministry of Health NZ |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709072037/https://www.health.govt.nz/news-media/media-releases/new-zealands-first-monkeypox-case-isolation-home|archive-date=2022-07-09}}

On 12 July, New Zealand reported its second case of mpox.{{cite news |title=Second case of monkeypox confirmed in NZ, Ministry of Health says |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/470777/second-case-of-monkeypox-confirmed-in-nz-ministry-of-health-says |access-date=25 July 2022 |work=Radio New Zealand |date=12 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713153655/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/470777/second-case-of-monkeypox-confirmed-in-nz-ministry-of-health-says |archive-date=13 July 2022|url-status=live}}

On 14 July, India and Saudi Arabia reported their first cases of mpox.{{Cite news |date=2022-07-07 |title=India reports first case of monkeypox |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-reports-first-case-monkeypox-2022-07-14/ |access-date=2022-07-15}}{{Cite web |title=Saudi Arabia detects first case of monkeypox| date=14 July 2022| language=en| url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2022/07/14/Saudi-Arabia-detects-first-case-of-monkeypox |access-date=2022-07-15}}

On 21 July, Thailand reported its first mpox case.

On 23 July, the WHO declared the mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.{{Cite web |title=WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern| website=CNN| date=23 July 2022| language=en| url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/23/health/monkeypox-who-intl/index.html|access-date=2022-07-23}}

On 25 July, Japan reported its first mpox case.

On 28 July, Japan reported its second mpox case.

On 29 July, Brazil and then Spain reported the first deaths from mpox outside of the endemic basin.{{Cite news |title=Brazil reports first monkeypox death outside Africa in current outbreak| website=Reuters| date=29 July 2022| language=en| url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-confirms-its-first-monkeypox-related-death-2022-07-29/|access-date=2022-08-03| last1=Fonseca| first1=Pedro}}

August 2022

On 2 August, New Zealand reported its third case of mpox.{{cite news |title=Third case of Monkeypox confirmed in New Zealand, person isolating |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/472060/third-case-of-monkeypox-confirmed-in-new-zealand-person-isolating |access-date=2 August 2022 |work=Radio New Zealand |date=2 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802024004/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/472060/third-case-of-monkeypox-confirmed-in-new-zealand-person-isolating |archive-date=2 August 2022|url-status=live}} On the same day, Turkey reported four more mpox cases, one in isolation.{{Cite web |last=Agencies |first=Daily Sabah with |date=2022-08-02 |title=Turkey reports four more monkeypox cases, one in isolation |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/turkey-reports-four-more-monkeypox-cases-one-in-isolation/news |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Daily Sabah |language=en-US}}

On 5 August, Japan reported its third mpox case.{{cite news |last1=Kusumoto |first1=Hana |title=Japan's third monkeypox infection appears at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo |url=https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-08-05/monkey-pox-japan-yokota-air-base-6892606.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |work=Stars and Stripes |date=5 August 2022}}

On 10 August, Japan reported its fourth mpox case.{{cite news |title=成田空港に入国の男性「サル痘」感染日本での感染確認4例目 {{!}} NHK |trans-title=Man entering Narita Airport infected with "monkeypox" 4th confirmed infection in Japan |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220810/k10013764181000.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |work=NHK |date=10 August 2022 |language=Japanese}}

On 11 August, New Zealand reported its fourth mpox case.{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Hannah |title=Monkeypox: Fourth case in New Zealand confirmed in South Island |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/300659667/monkeypox-fourth-case-in-new-zealand-confirmed-in-south-island |access-date=15 August 2022 |work=Stuff |date=11 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811232344/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/300659667/monkeypox-fourth-case-in-new-zealand-confirmed-in-south-island |archive-date=11 August 2022|url-status=live}}

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