TABLE. Reported cases of monkeypox in humans and animals, by country — Africa,* 1970–2018.
| Country | Year | Location | No. of cases† | No. of deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon§ |
1979 |
Mfou District |
1 |
0 |
| 1989 |
Nkoteng |
1 |
0 |
|
| Central African Republic |
1984 |
Sangha Administrative Region |
6 |
0 |
| 2001 |
— |
4 |
— |
|
| 2010 |
— |
2 |
0 |
|
| 2015 |
Mbomou Prefecture, Bakouma and Bangassou subprefectures |
12 |
3 |
|
| 2016 |
Haute-Kotto Health District, Yalinga |
11 |
1 |
|
| 2017 |
Mbaiki Health District |
2 |
0 |
|
| 2017 |
Ouango Health Districts |
6 |
0 |
|
| Côte d’Ivoire¶ |
1971 |
Abengourou |
1 |
0 |
| 1981 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
1970–2017 |
Multiple provinces |
>1,000/year** |
— |
| Gabon |
1987 |
Region between Lambarene and N'Djole |
5 |
2 |
| Liberia |
1970 |
Grand Geddah |
4 |
0 |
| 2017 |
Rivercess and Maryland counties |
2 |
0 |
|
| Nigeria |
1971 |
Aba State |
2 |
0 |
| 1978 |
Oyo State |
1 |
0 |
|
| 2017–2018 |
Multiple states |
89†† |
6†† |
|
| Republic of the Congo |
2003 |
Likouala Region |
11 |
1 |
| 2009 |
Likouala Region |
2 |
0 |
|
| 2017 |
Likouala Region |
88 |
6 |
|
| Sierra Leone |
1970 |
Aguebu |
1 |
0 |
| 2014 |
Bo |
1 |
1 |
|
| 2017 |
Pujehan District |
1 |
0 |
|
| Sudan§§,¶¶ | 2005 | Unity State | 19 | 0 |
* The United States experienced a monkeypox outbreak in 2003 with 47 confirmed and probable cases, attributed to a shipment of wild animals from West Africa to the United States.
† Includes laboratory-confirmed cases and suspected cases that had an epidemiologic (close contact), spatial, or temporal link to a laboratory-confirmed case.
§ Outbreaks have occurred twice (2014 and 2016) in captive chimpanzee groups.
¶ Monkeypox virus was isolated from a wild caught sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys).
** Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported >1,000 suspected cases each year since 2005.
†† As of February 25, 2018; laboratory-confirmed cases only.
§§ The presence of Monkeypox virus in Sudan was attributed to movement of the virus from Democratic Republic of the Congo.
¶¶ The cases occurred in an area that is now part of South Sudan.