WHO Reports Over 3,100 Monkeypox Cases Worldwide in September

Some European countries have reported the clade Ib variant of the viral disease for the first time.

An undated colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox virus particles (pink) found within an infected cell (yellow), cultured in the laboratory, captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md. NIAID/Handout via Reuters

There were 3,135 confirmed monkeypox cases worldwide in September, with over 80 percent reported from the African region, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report on Oct. 30.

The 3,135 cases came from 42 countries, and included 12 deaths, WHO said. Between January and September, a total of 44,299 confirmed cases have been reported from 93 nations, including 180 deaths.