Table 1.
Monkeypox infection cases were reported in different countries from 1970 to 2021
| Sl. No | Name of the country | Monkeypox infection reported | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–1999 | 2000–2018 | 2019–2021 | |||
| 1 | Cameroon |
2 (1970–1990), 4 (1 confirmed, 1991–1999) |
16 (confirmed) | 3 (confirmed) | [43–46] |
| 2 | USA | No information available | 47 (37 confirmed, 10 probable) | 1 (confirmed) | [19, 47, 48] |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 2 (confirmed, 1970–1990) | No information available | No information available | [49, 50] |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 1 (confirmed, 1970–1990) | 2 (confirmed) | 2(confirmed) | [51–53] |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
386(1970–1990), 511 (1991–1999) |
Not fully enumerable | 200 (suspected) | [43, 54–59] |
| 6 | Gabon | 10 (one confirmed, 1970–1990) | No information available | No information available | [54, 60, 61] |
| 7 | South Sudan | No information available | 49 (10 confirmed) | No information available | [62] |
| 8 | Liberia | 4 (confirmed, 1970–1990) | 2 (confirmed) | 1 (confirmed) | [51, 63, 64] |
| 9 | Nigeria | 10 (3 confirmed, 1970–1990) | 244 (101 confirmed) | 113 (45 confirmed) | [45, 51, 65, 66] |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 6 (confirmed, 1970–1990) | 72 (29 confirmed) | No information available | [63, 67–69] |
| 11 | Republic of Congo | No information available | 110 (11 confirmed) | 39 (suspected) | [70–73] |