An outbreak of the monkeypox disease around the world has raised concerns about a potential epidemic (CBS News, Politico, CNBC). For the purposes of this question, countries where monkeypox is endemic are Benin, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan (WHO). The question will be suspended on 30 August 2022 and the outcome determined using data as reported by Global Health for confirmed cases through and including 31 August 2022 at approximately 5:00PM ET on 31 August 2022 (Global Health - Monkeypox Tracker, Global Health - Monkeypox Google Sheet). In the event of inconsistencies between the tracker link and the Google Sheet, the data on the map link would control.

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