FACTBOX-Monkeypox cases around the world

* INDIA had reported four cases as of July 24. * JAPAN detected its first case on July 25. * CROATIA had reported ten cases by July 25. * CZECH REPUBLIC had confirmed 16 cases as of July 22. * IRELAND had confirmed 69 cases as of July 20. * ITALY had detected 407 cases as of July 22.

Nearly 70 countries in which monkeypox is not endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral disease as confirmed cases crossed 16,600 and the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency.

Below is a list of non-endemic countries that have so far reported monkeypox cases: ASIA-PACIFIC

* AUSTRALIA had confirmed 44 cases as of July 25. * INDIA had reported four cases as of July 24.

* JAPAN detected its first case on July 25. * NEW ZEALAND reported its second case on July 12.

* SINGAPORE had confirmed eight cases as of July 24. * SOUTH KOREA reported two cases on June 22.

* TAIWAN confirmed its first case on June 24. * THAILAND confirmed its first case on July 21.

EUROPE * AUSTRIA had confirmed 99 cases as of July 22.

* BELGIUM had detected 312 cases by July 20. * BOSNIA reported its first case on July 13.

* BULGARIA had confirmed four cases as of July 22. * CROATIA had reported ten cases by July 25.

* CZECH REPUBLIC had confirmed 16 cases as of July 22. * DENMARK had confirmed 59 cases by July 25.

* ESTONIA had confirmed four cases by July 18. * FINLAND had confirmed 13 cases as of July 11.

* FRANCE had confirmed 1,567 cases by July 25. * GEORGIA confirmed its first case on June 15.

* GERMANY had reported 2,352 cases by July 25. * GIBRALTAR had confirmed five cases as of July 20.

* GREECE had confirmed 20 cases by July 25. * HUNGARY had confirmed 33 cases by July 25.

* ICELAND had reported nine cases as of July 25. * IRELAND had confirmed 69 cases as of July 20.

* ITALY had detected 407 cases as of July 22. * LATVIA had confirmed three cases as of July 25.

* LUXEMBOURG had confirmed 14 cases as of July 20. * MALTA had confirmed 17 cases as of July 20.

* The NETHERLANDS had confirmed 712 cases as of July 21. * NORWAY had reported 46 cases by July 20.

* POLAND had reported 40 cases by July 20. * PORTUGAL had confirmed 588 cases as of July 21.

* ROMANIA had confirmed 20 cases as of July 25. * RUSSIA confirmed its first case on July 12.

* SERBIA had reported five cases as of July 20. * SLOVENIA had reported 26 cases as of July 20.

* SLOVAKIA had confirmed two cases as of July 20. * SPAIN had confirmed 3,125 cases by July 19.

* SWEDEN had confirmed 77 cases by July 21. * SWITZERLAND had confirmed 229 cases as of July 22.

* The UNITED KINGDOM had 2,208 confirmed cases as of July 21, including 2,115 in England, 54 in Scotland, 15 in Northern Ireland and 24 in Wales. MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

* ISRAEL had reported 114 cases as of July 24. * LEBANON had reported four cases as of July 21.

* MOROCCO reported the first case on June 2. * SAUDI ARABIA detected its first case on July 14.

* SOUTH AFRICA confirmed its third case on July 11. * The UNITED ARAB EMIRATES had reported 13 infections as of June 15.

* TURKEY reported the first case on June 30. AMERICAS

* ARGENTINA had confirmed 18 cases as of July 21. * The BAHAMAS confirmed the first case on June 24.

* BARBADOS confirmed its first case on July 21. * BERMUDA confirmed the first case on July 21.

* BRAZIL had confirmed 696 cases as of July 22. * CANADA had confirmed 681 infections as of July 21.

* CHILE had reported 39 cases as of July 21. * COLOMBIA had reported 11 cases as of July 24.

* COSTA RICA confirmed its first case on July 21. * the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC confirmed its third case on July 21.

* ECUADOR had confirmed three cases as of July 23. * JAMAICA confirmed its first case on July 6.

* MEXICO had confirmed 52 cases as of July 21. * PANAMA confirmed its first case on July 4.

* PERU had confirmed 143 cases by July 21. * PUERTO RICO had confirmed 11 cases as of July 21.

* The UNITED STATES had confirmed 2,891 cases by July 22. * VENEZUELA confirmed its first case on June 12.

Sources: Data from World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Reuters stories, releases from local authorities