The new outbreak of monkeypox is spreading outside of Africa.
On May 7, Great Britain reported the first patient. After returning home on May 4, he went to the hospital in Great Britain. Since then, over 147 new cases have been added in over a dozen countries.
The Iberian Peninsula has been hit hardest by the outbreak so far
Confirmed and suspected cases of monkeypox
The first case was added in Switzerland on Saturday, May 21; Germany also reported two new cases on Saturday.
Switzerland also reported its first monkeypox case on Saturday
| Approved | suspect cases | Total |
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Australia ?? | 2 | | 2 |
Belgium ?? | 3 | | 3 |
Canada ?? | 5 | 17 | 22 |
United Kingdom ?? | 20 | | 20 |
France ?? | 1 | | 1 |
Germany ?? | 2 | | 2 |
Israel ?? | | 1 | 1 |
Italy ?? | 3 | | 3 |
Netherlands ?? | 1 | | 1 |
Portugal ?? | 14 | 20 | 34 |
Spain ?? | 30 | 23 | 53 |
Sweden ?? | 1 | | 1 |
Switzerland ?? | 1 | | 1 |
United States ?? | 2 | | 2
1 |
| | | 1 | (only one data point) |
| 1 | – | 3 | |
| 3 | – | 22 | |
| 22 | – | 34 | |
| 34 | – | 53 | |
The groups of different sizes are created using a statistical method that divides the values into groups in such a way that the differences between the regions become as visible as possible (Jenks Natural Breaks).
More about the data calculation of the NZZ
Of the confirmed cases whose sex is known, 107 are in males; only one woman has been proven to be infected so far.
You can read more about the danger, contagion and monkeypox in general here.
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