24 October 2025

Mpox in Malaysia

As of 24 October 2025, one confirmed case of mpox clade Ib with no history of recent travel has been reported. This is the first locally acquired case of mpox clade Ib reported in Malaysia. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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24 October 2025

Mpox in Portugal

As of 24 October 2025, one confirmed case of mpox clade Ib with no history of recent travel has been reported. This is the first locally acquired case of mpox clade Ib reported in Portugal. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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24 October 2025

Mpox in Italy

As of 24 October 2025, four confirmed cases of clade Ib mpox have been reported from Italy. Of these cases, one had no history of recent travel and is the first locally acquried case of mpox clade Ib reported from Italy. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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22 October 2025

Mpox in Netherlands

On 17 October 2025, public health authorities in the Netherlands reported a case of mpox clade Ib with no recent travel history. This is the first locally acquired case of mpox clade Ib reported in the Netherlands. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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Mpox in DRC

As of 12 October 2025, a total of 33,656 mpox cases with 73 deaths have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Clades Ia, Ib and II have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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21 October 2025

Mpox in Burundi

As of 12 October 2025, a total of 4,495 clade Ib mpox cases, with one death, have been reported in Burundi since 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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20 October 2025
Spain + Madrid

Mpox in Spain

On 10 October 2025, public health authorities in Madrid reported a case of mpox clade Ib with no recent travel history. This is the first locally acquired case of mpox clade Ib in Spain. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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20 October 2025

Mpox in Kenya

As of 12 October 2025, a total of 679 cases of mpox clade Ib (including nine deaths) have been reported in Kenya since the start of the year. Cases have increased sharply since August 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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20 October 2025
USA + California

Mpox in USA

As of 17 October 2025, three confirmed cases of clade I mpox have been reported from Southern California. These cases have no recent travel history or known contact with one another indicating there is some community transmission amongst the MSM population in California. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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03 October 2025

Mpox in Zambia

As of 21 September 2025, a total of 247 mpox clade Ib cases and three deaths have been reported in Zambia in 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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01 October 2025

Mpox in Malawi

As of 26 September 2025, a total of 113 mpox clade Ib cases and one death have been confirmed in Malawi in 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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12 September 2025

Mpox in United Kingdom

As of 11 September 2025, a total of 16 clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in the UK, all in England. Most of these cases had either direct or indirect links to travel to countries where mpox clade Ib is circulating. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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02 September 2025

Mpox in Turkey

As of 28 August 2025, a total of three cases of clade Ib mpox have been reported in Turkey since the beginning of 2025. The most recently detected case, diagnosed in late July 2025, reported a history of travel to the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. Two retrospectively reported cases reported a history of travel to Uganda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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29 August 2025

Mpox in Mozambique

As of 24 August 2025, a total of 65 mpox cases, with no deaths, have been confirmed in 2025. Mpox clades Ib and II (a and/or b) has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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06 August 2025

Mpox in Congo

As of 31 July 2025, a total of 86 mpox cases, with one death, have been confirmed in Congo since 2024. Clade Ia and clade Ib mpox have been reported in Congo. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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06 August 2025

Mpox in Rwanda

As of 31 July 2025, a total of 124 mpox clade Ib cases, with no deaths, have been confirmed in Rwanda since 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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06 August 2025

Mpox in Uganda

As of 31 July 2025, a total of 7,648 mpox clade Ib cases, and 48 deaths, have been confirmed in Uganda since 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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06 August 2025

Mpox in South Sudan

As of 31 July 2025, a total of 17 mpox clade Ib cases, with no deaths, have been confirmed in South Sudan for 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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06 August 2025

Mpox in Tanzania

As of 31 July 2025, a total of 111 mpox clade Ib cases, with no deaths, have been confirmed in Tanzania for 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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06 August 2025

Mpox in Ethiopia

As of 31 July 2025, a total of 27 clade Ib mpox cases and one death have been confirmed in Ethiopia for 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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06 August 2025

Mpox in Cameroon

As of 31 July 2025, the World Health Organization has confirmed a total of three fatal mpox cases in Cameroon for 2025. Mpox clades Ia and II (a and/or b) have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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21 July 2025

Mpox in Australia

On 19 July 2025, Queensland Government reported a travel-associated clade I mpox case in Queensland, Australia. This is the second confirmed clade I mpox case reported in Australia. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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15 May 2025

Mpox in India

On 4 May 2025, India retrospectively reported nine cases of mpox due to clade Ib mpox, detected between December 2024 and March 2025. This brings the country's total to 10 cases. All cases reported recent history of travel to countries in the Gulf or contact with travellers from those countries. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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