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Summary of the global situation
Between January 1 and July 7, 2022, a total of 7,892 confirmed cases, including three deaths, were reported from 63 member states of five World Health Organization (WHO) regions. The 3 fatal cases were reported in Nigeria (1) and the Central African Republic (2).
On July 7, 2022, 82% (6,496 cases in 34 countries) of confirmed cases were reported to the WHO European Region; 15% (1,184 cases in 14 countries) in the WHO Region of the Americas, 2% (173 cases in 8 countries) in the WHO African Region, <1% (24 cases in 4 countries) in the WHO Western Pacific Region and <1% (15 cases in 3 countries) in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region.
During the last 7 days there has been an increase of 41.6% of cases reported worldwide. During the same period, there was an increase of 82% in the African Region, 60% in the Western Pacific Region, 57% in the Region of the Americas and 38% in the European Region (Figures 1 -2).
Globally, 78% of confirmed cases are men between the ages of 18 and 44 (7 cases have been reported among children under the age of 18 in countries in the African and European regions). Overall, 98% of cases were identified as men having sex with men (MSM) and of these, 41% are HIV-positive. Among the cases, 47% indicated having had prior exposure to the disease during social events with sexual contact.
Of the 1,110 cases with available information, 113 are health workers. It is being investigated whether the infection in these cases was caused by occupational exposure.