Situation Report on Monkeypox Multi-Country Outbreak Response - Region of the Americas. N.1 - 23 September 2022

In the Americas, 39,356 cases confirmed from 31 countries and territories. 5 deaths have been confirmed in the Region of the Americas (one men. additional since the previous report). Five countries in the Region account for 96% of confirmed cases (37775/39356): United States of America, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Canada.

• For the eighth consecutive week, the Americas has reported the highest number of new monkeypox cases globally. For the sixth consecutive week, the number of cases has exceeded that in the WHO European Region, which previously had the highest cumulative number of cases.

• 95% (8,918) of confirmed cases with available information are male – decrease of 2% since the previous report. Most cases with available

• 8 countries in the Region have reported 197 confirmed cases among persons <18 years old: Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Dominican Republic, Chile, Canada, Ecuador and Colombia.

• 1,316 (9%) of 13,891 cases with available information were hospitalized.

• 85% of 4,816 cases in the Americas with available information are locally transmitted cases.