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Mpox outbreak: community transmission of clade I mpox virus outside the African Region
The UKHSA has advised that overall probability of importation of clade I mpox virus into the UK has increased from medium to high while risk to short-term travellers remains low
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An update on mpox clusters and advice for travellers
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Mpox in Norway
A total of five clade I mpox cases have been reported in Norway in the past 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026). Both clade I and II mpox have been reported in Norway. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Hungary
A total of 10 clade I mpox cases have been reported in Hungary in the past 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026). Clade I mpox was reported in Hungary for the first time in 2026. Clade II mpox has been reported in Hungary previously. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Poland
A total of 21 clade I mpox cases have been reported in Poland in the past 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026). Clade Ib mpox has been reported among sequenced mpox cases in Poland. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Estonia
In August 2026, one new clade I mpox case was reported in Estonia. This is the first case of clade I mpox in Estonia. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Iceland
In August 2026, one new clade I mpox case was reported in Iceland. This is the first case of clade I mpox in Iceland. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Malta
In August 2026, three new clade I mpox cases were reported in Malta. These are the first cases of clade I mpox in Malta. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Ireland
As of 28 August 2026, a total of 24 clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in Ireland since January 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in France
As of 28 August 2026, 173 confirmed clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in France. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
As of 5 March 2025, a second clade Ib mpox case was reported in mainland France. This second case, imported from an African country where clade Ib mpox virus is circulating, was confirmed in late February 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateOn 7 January 2025, France's Ministry of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families reported it's first case of clade Ib mpox in the Brittany region. The case did not have a travel history to Central Africa, but had been in contact with two individuals who had returned from a country in Central Africa. Investigations into the source of the infection are ongoing. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateMpox in Angola
As of 28 August 2026, 274 confirmed clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in Angola. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
As of 9 March 2025, eight confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Angola. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 23 February 2025, seven confirmed mpox clade Ib cases were reported in Angola. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOMpox in Taiwan
On 26 August 2026, Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control confirmed two locally acquired clade Ib mpox cases in 2026. These are the first locally acquired clade Ib mpox cases in Taiwan. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on Mpox.
On 19 May 2026, Taiwan reported the first imported case of clade Ib mpox. The case had visited Thailand and reported unsafe sexual activity. Please see our Topics in Brief for further details on mpox.
Source: StateMpox in Thailand
As of 24 July 2026, a total of 88 confirmed clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in Thailand. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
As of 9 April 2025, a total of five confirmed clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in Thailand. All cases had a history of international travel. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 26 January 2025, a total of four confirmed clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in Thailand. All cases had a history of international travel. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOOn 22 August 2024, clade Ib mpox was confirmed in a traveller who returned to Thailand from an African country experiencing a mpox outbreak on 14 August 2024.
Source: StateMpox in Madagascar
Between 18 December 2025 and 9 June 2026, a total of 2,000 confirmed mpox cases and seven deaths have been reported in Madagascar. Clade Ib mpox has been detected amongst confirmed cases. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Between 18 December 2025 and 25 April 2026, a total of 1,196 confirmed mpox cases and three deaths have been reported in Madagascar. Clade Ib mpox has been detected amongst confirmed cases. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateBetween 18 December 2025 and 4 March 2026, Madagascar reported 492 confirmed mpox cases and one death across 34 districts. The outbreak epicentre is currently Mahajanga I, with 264 confirmed cases. Clade Ib has been detected in Madagascar. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateBetween 17 December 2025 and 25 January 2026, Madagascar reported 495 mpox cases (182 confirmed) across 20 regions. Boeny region has been most affected. Clade Ib has been detected in the country. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateBetween 17 December 2025 and 20 January 2026, Madagascar reported 395 mpox cases (133 confirmed) across 20 regions. Clade Ib has been detected in the country. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateBetween 17 December 2025 and 14 January 2026, Madagascar reported 266 mpox cases (44 were confirmed) across 18 regions. Clade Ib has been detected in the country. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateMpox in Colombia
As of 25 May 2026, three cases of clade Ib mpox have been reported in Colombia. Previous cases reported in Colombia have reported travel history to Spain and Belgium. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further information on mpox.
Mpox in Slovakia
As of 25 May 2026, five cases of clade Ib mpox have been reported in Slovakia. These are the first reports of confirmed clade I mpox in Slovakia. On 13 April 2026, a case of clade I mpox in Poland was reported with travel history to Slovakia. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further information on mpox.
Mpox in USA
Since November 2024, and as of 22 May 2026, 20 cases of clade I mpox have been reported in the United States. Clade Ib mpox has been sequenced from clade I cases in the US. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further information on mpox.
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.
Source: StateAs of 14 October 2025, one confirmed case of clade I mpox has been reported from Long Beach, California. The case had no known history of recent travel. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateAs of 18 June 2025, a fifth imported case of clade I mpox was reported from the US. The latest case was reported from Massachusetts state. All five cases reported to date had recent travel to countries with sustained clade I mpox transmission. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateAs of 12 February 2025, a fourth imported case of clade Ib mpox was reported from the US. The latest case was reported from New York State. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateAs of 7 February 2025, the third imported clade I mpox case was reported in the U.S. The latest case was reported from New Hampshire and had recently travelled to East Africa. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateAs of 22 January 2025, the second imported clade Ib mpox case was reported in the U.S. The latest case was reported from Georgia and had recently travelled to East Africa. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: PAHOAs of 16 November 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported the first case of mpox clade I in an individual who travelled from Eastern Africa to California. The risk remains low for the general population in the USA. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: CDCMpox in Luxembourg
Between April 2025 and March 2026, one clade I mpox case was reported in Luxembourg. This is the first clade I mpox case reported in Luxembourg. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Denmark
On 27 April 2026, the number of confirmed clade Ib mpox cases in Denmark has increased to four. One case has reported no travel history abroad, indicating locally acquired infection. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Poland ex Slovakia
On 13 April 2026, the first detection of clade I mpox in Poland was confirmed. The clade subtype is unspecified. The case is an adult male who had a travel history to Slovakia. No onward transmission associated with this case has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Pakistan
As of 14 April 2026, 122 suspected mpox cases (25 confirmed) have been reported in Sindh Province. Cases have been reported from Khairpur district, Sukkur and Karachi. Nine deaths have been recorded and newborn babies have been amongst those affected. No further information regarding the clade is available at present. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Ecuador
On 3 April 2026, the first detection of clade Ib mpox in Ecuador was confirmed. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Singapore
On 2 April 2026, the first two cases of clade Ib mpox were confirmed in Singapore. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Central African Republic
As of 26 March 2026, clade Ib mpox has been reported in Central African Republic for the first time. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
As of 2 February 2025, a total of 145 confirmed mpox cases and 4 deaths have been reported in Central African Republic. Clade Ia mpox has been isolated from confirmed cases. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 24 January 2025, a total of 142 confirmed mpox cases have been reported in the Central African Republic. Clade Ia mpox has been isolated from confirmed cases. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 12 January 2025, 95 confirmed cases and three deaths from mpox have been reported in Central African Republic. Clade Ia mpox has been isolated from confirmed cases. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 29 December 2024, 90 confirmed cases and three deaths from mpox have been reported in Central African Republic. Clade Ia mpox has been isolated from confirmed cases. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 1 December 2024, 85 confirmed cases and 2 deaths from mpox have been reported in Central African Republic. Clade Ia mpox has been isolated from confirmed cases. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOSince the beginning of 2024 and up to 16 August, a total of 263 cases (40 confirmed) have been reported. Of the confirmed cases, 43 percent have been in children under the age of 15 years. Clade I mpox has been isolated from confirmed cases.
Source: Africa CDCAs of 28th July, a total of 28 confirmed and 185 suspected cases of mpox have been reported from six of seven health regions. Of the total confirmed cases, children under the age of 15 accounted for 43 percent of cases.
Source: Africa CDCMpox in Réunion
As of 20 March 2026, seven confirmed mpox cases clade Ib (three of which were imported from Madagascar) have been reported in Réunion for 2026. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
As of 10 February 2026, two confirmed mpox cases, linked to travel to Madagascar, have been reported in Réunion for 2026. No epidemiological link has been established between these two cases. Contract tracing and a reactive vaccine campaign are ongoing. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateMpox in Argentina
As of 16 March 2026, one mpox clade Ib case was reported in Argentina in an adult with no recent travel abroad, but a history of sexual contact with multiple people including travellers, in the period before onset of symptoms. This is the first locally acquired case of mpox clade Ib reported in Argentina. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Czechia
As of 16 March 2026, a total of four mpox clade Ib cases have been confirmed in Czechia. According to the World Health Organization, two of the cases reported travel history to Germany. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Austria
Since 1 Feb 2026 and as of 12 March 2026, six cases of clade Ib mpox have been reported in Austria. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Sweden
Since 1 Feb 2026 and as of 12 March 2026, seven cases of clade Ib mpox have been reported in Sweden. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Comoros
As of 9 March 2026, 28 confirmed cases of mpox (clade Ib) have been reported in Comoros. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
As of 26 January 2026, nine confirmed cases of mpox (clade Ib) have been reported in Comoros. All primary cases reported recent travel to Madagascar which is currently reporting an mpox outbreak. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: Africa CDCMpox in Spain
As of 17 February 2026, a total of 82 cases of mpox clade Ib have been reported in Spain. 62 of these cases have been reported in men who have sex with men (MSM). Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
As of 18 December 2025, a total of 15 cases of mpox clade Ib have been reported in Spain. Of these cases, 13 have been reported in the last six weeks. World Health Organization consider there to be community transmission of the virus in Spain. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOOn 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.
Source: ECDCMpox in Mayotte
As of 5 February 2026, six confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Mayotte for 2026. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Mexico ex Germany
On 9 January 2026, the World Health Organization reported a clade Ib mpox case in Mexico. The case is an adult male with a travel history to Germany. This is the first clade Ib mpox case reported in Mexico. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Romania
On 22 December 2025, the World Health Organization reported the first detection of mpox clade Ib in Romania. This case was confirmed in an adult with history of travel to China in August 2025. No additional cases have been reported in Romania. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in Netherlands
As of 18 December 2025, a total of 10 cases of mpox clade Ib have been reported in the Netherlands. Of these cases, nine have been reported in the last six weeks. World Health Organization consider there to be community transmission of the virus in the Netherlands. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
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.
Source: StateMpox in Greece
On 8 December 2025, the World Health Organization reported the first detection of mpox clade Ib in Greece. This case was confirmed in an adult with recent history of travel to the Middle East. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Mpox in United Kingdom
On 8 December 2025, the UK Health Security Agency reported that testing (genomic sequencing) has identified a new recombinant mpox virus, with elements of clade Ib and IIb mpox. This is not unexpected, but highlights the continued potential for mpox virus to evolve and the importance of surveillance. This case was diagnosed in England in an individual who recently visited Asia. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
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.
Source: UKHSAAs of 4 February 2025, UKHSA has confirmed nine cases of clade Ib mpox in the UK. The ninth case was reported on 4 February 2025 and had a travel history to Uganda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: UKHSAOn 30 January 2025, the UK Health Security Agency reported one new case of clade Ib mpox, in a returned traveller who recently visited Uganda. This is the eighth confirmed clade Ib mpox case in the UK since October 2024. Risk to the UK population remains low. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: UKHSAOn 27 January 2025, the UK Health Security Agency reported one new case of clade Ib mpox in a returned traveller who recently visited Uganda. This is the seventh confirmed clade Ib mpox case in the UK since October 2024. Risk to the UK population remains low. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: UKHSAOn 20 January 2025, the UK Health Security Agency reported one new case of clade Ib mpox in a returned traveller who recently visited Uganda. This is the sixth confirmed clade Ib mpox case in England since October 2024 and has no known links to previous UK cases. Risk to the UK population remains low. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: UKHSAOn 29 November 2024, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported one new case of clade Ib mpox in England. This is the fifth clade Ib mpox case confirmed in England for 2024. This case has no known links to previous cases. All four previous cases lived in the same household and have fully recovered. Risk to the UK population remains low. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: UKHSAOn 6 November 2024, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported that one further case of clade Ib mpox has been detected in a household contact of the first case reported on 30 October 2024. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to four, all from the same household. The index case had recently travelled to African countries reporting community cases. The risk to the UK population remains low. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: UKHSAOn 4 November 2024, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported that two cases of clade Ib mpox have been detected in household contacts of a first case reported on 30 October 2024. This brings the total number of confirmed clade Ib mpox cases to three. The index case had recently travelled to countries in Africa that are seeing community cases of the disease. The risk to the UK population remains low. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: UKHSAAs of 30th October 2024, a single confirmed case of clade Ib mpox has been reported. The risk to the UK population remains low. This is the first detection of this clade of mpox in the UK. The individual had recently travelled to countries in Africa that are seeing community cases of clade Ib mpox. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: UKHSAMpox in Kenya
As of 23 November 2025, a total of 832 cases of mpox clade Ib (including 12 deaths), have been reported in Kenya in 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
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.
Source: WHOAs of 28 September 2025, a total of 593 cases of mpox clade Ib 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.
Source: WHOAs of 7 September 2025, a total of 423 cases of mpox clade Ib have been reported in Kenya since the start of the year. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 31 July 2025, a total of 281 mpox clade Ib cases, and five deaths, have been confirmed in Kenya since 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 22 June 2025, a total of 177 confirmed mpox clade Ib cases and three deaths have been reported in Kenya since January 2024. Community transmission of clade Ib mpox has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 25 May 2025, a total of 119 confirmed mpox cases and two deaths have been reported in Kenya since 2024. Community transmission of clade Ib mpox has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 27 April 2025, a total of 90 confirmed mpox cases have been reported since the outbreak began in 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 1 April 2025, a total of 60 mpox cases have been reported since January 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 16 March 2025, 55 confirmed cases of mpox and one death have been reported in Kenya. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 2 March 2025, a total of 52 confirmed mpox clade Ib cases and one death have been reported in Kenya since the outbreak started in 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 23 February 2025, a total of 48 confirmed mpox clade Ib cases have been reported in Kenya since the outbreak started in 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 16 February 2025, a total of 42 confirmed mpox cases and one death have been reported in Kenya. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 26 January 2025, a total of 37 confirmed mpox clade Ib cases and one death have been reported in Kenya since the outbreak started. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 24 January 2025, a total of 36 confirmed cases of mpox clade Ib have been reported in Kenya since the outbreak started. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 29 December 2024, the World Health Organization have reported 31 confirmed cases of mpox clade Ib, including one death, during 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 15 December 2024, a total of 29 confirmed cases of mpox clade Ib, including one death, have been reported during 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 8 December 2024, the World Health Organization have reported 28 confirmed cases of mpox clade Ib, including one death, during 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 30 November 2024, the World Health Organization have reported 23 confirmed cases of mpox clade Ib, including one death, during 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 14 November 2024, the World Health Organization have reported 17 confirmed cases of mpox clade Ib, including one death, during 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 20 October 2024, the World Health Organization have reported 14 cases of mpox clade Ib during 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 13 October 2024, the World Health Organization have reported 13 cases of mpox clade Ib during 2024.
Source: WHOAs of 6 October 2024, a total of 12 cases of mpox clade Ib have been reported for 2024 in Kenya.
Source: WHOAs of 2 October 2024, a total of 9 cases of mpox clade Ib have been reported.
Source: StateAs of 29 September 2024, a total of 8 cases of mpox clade Ib have been reported.
Source: WHOOn 6 September 2024, a a fifth case of mpox clade Ib was reported in an individual linked to the fourth case.
Source: ECDCAs of 1 September 2024, Kenya have reported four cases of mpox clade Ib.
Source: WHOAs of 31 July 2024, the Kenyan Ministry of Health has reported a recently confirmed case of mpox in the Taita-Taveta one stop border point from an individual travelling from Uganda to Rwanda through Kenya.
Source: StateMpox 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.
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.
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.
As of 27 June 2025, the World Health Organization reported an imported clade Ib mpox case in an adult with a recent history of travel to Tanzania. This is the first confirmed clade Ib mpox case reported in Italy. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOMpox 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.
As of 31 July 2025, a total of 27,317 mpox cases, with 68 deaths, have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2024. Mpox clades Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 22 June 2025, a total of 26,431 confirmed mpox cases and 49 confirmed deaths have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since January 2024. Mpox clades Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 25 May 2025, a total of 22,611 confirmed mpox cases and 49 confirmed deaths have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since 2024. Mpox clades Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 27 April 2025, 20,733 confirmed cases and 49 deaths have been reported since the outbreak began in 2024. Mpox clades Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 16 March 2025, 18,013 confirmed cases and 43 confirmed deaths have been reported in Democratic Republic of Congo. Mpox clades Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 9 March 2025, 17,728 confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Democratic Republic of Congo. Mpox clades Ia and Ib have been reported. Please our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 2 March 2025, a total of 17,339 confirmed mpox cases and 47 deaths have been reported in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mpox clades Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 16 February 2025, a total of 15,411 confirmed mpox cases and 43 deaths have been reported in Democratic Republic of Congo. Mpox clades Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 2 February 2025, a total of 14,558 confirmed mpox cases and 43 deaths have been reported in Democratic Republic of Congo since the outbreak started. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 24 January 2025, a total of 15,775 confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Democratic Republic of Congo since the outbreak started. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 8 January 2025, a total of 13,671 confirmed cases of mpox and 1,328 deaths have been reported in Democratic Republic of Congo since the outbreak started. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateAs of 14 December 2024, the Democratic Republic of the Congo have reported a total of 12,516 confirmed mpox cases in 2024. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateAs of 26 November 2024, the Democratic Republic of the Congo have reported a total of 10,846 confirmed mpox cases in 2024. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateAs of 20 November 2024, the Democratic Republic of the Congo have reported a total of 10,587 confirmed mpox cases, with 43 deaths, in 2024. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 14 November 2024, the Democratic Republic of the Congo have reported a total of 9,457 confirmed mpox cases with 43 deaths in 2024. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 3 November 2024, the Democratic Republic of the Congo have reported a total of 8,662 mpox cases with 43 deaths in 2024. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 27 October 2024, the World Health Organization have reported a total of 8,607 mpox cases with 27 deaths in 2024. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 20 October 2024, the World Health Organization have reported a total of 7,534 mpox cases with 25 deaths in 2024. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been reported.
Source: WHOAs of 13 October 2024, the World Health Organization have reported 6,962 mpox cases (25 deaths) during 2024. Clades Ia and Ib have been detected.
Source: WHOAs of 6 October 2024, the World Health Organization have reported a total of 6,169 mpox cases, with 25 deaths, for 2024. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Source: WHOAs of 1 October 2024, the World Health Organization have reported a total of 5,610 mpox cases with 25 deaths in 2024. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Source: WHOAs of 22 September 2024, the World Health Organization have reported a total of 5,621 mpox cases with 25 deaths in 2024. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Source: WHOAs of 15 September 2024, the World Health Organization have reported a total of 5,399 mpox cases with 25 deaths in 2024. Mpox clade Ia and Ib have been detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Source: WHOAs of 12 September 2024, the World Health Organization have reported a total of 16,675 suspected and 5,160 confirmed cases, with 717 deaths. Mpox clades Ia and Ib have been detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Source: WHOFrom the beginning of 2024 up until 30 August 2024, a cumulative total of 24,644 cases and 632 deaths have been reported.
Source: StateSince the beginning of this year and as of 28 July 2024, 13,791 confirmed, 450 supected cases of mpox have been reported.
Source: StateFrom 1 January to 26 May 2024, 7,851 suspected cases were reported, including 384 deaths, from 23 of the 26 provinces. This compares to 3,924 suspected cases reported during the same period in 2023. The most affected provinces in 2024 are Equateur, Sud Ubangi, Sankuru and South Kivu.
Source: WHOBetween 1 January and 6 April 2024, a total of 5,133 suspected cases of mpox including 321 deaths were reported from 19 provinces. This is an increase compared to the same period in 2023 when 2,332 suspected cases and 109 deaths were reported.
Source: WHOMpox 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.
As of 31 July 2025, a total of 4,231 mpox clade Ib cases, with one death, have been confirmed in Burundi since 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 22 June 2025, a total of 4,025 mpox clade Ib cases and one death have been reported in Burundi since January 2024. Community transmission of clade Ib mpox has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 25 May 2025, a total of 3,934 confirmed mpox cases and one confirmed death have been reported in Burundi since 2024. Community transmission of clade Ib mpox has been reported in Burundi. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 27 April 2025, a total of 3,835 confirmed mpox cases have been reported since the outbreak began in 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 1 April 2025, a total of 3,714 mpox cases have been reported since January 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 16 March 2025, 3,645 confirmed mpox cases including one death have been reported in Burundi. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 2 March 2025, a total of 3,586 confirmed mpox cases and one death have been reported in Burundi since the outbreak started in 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 23 February 2025, a total of 3,543 confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Burundi since the outbreak started in 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 16 February 2025, a total of 3,463 confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Burundi. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 2 February 2025, a total of 3,359 confirmed mpox cases and 45 deaths have been reported in Burundi. Clade Ib mpox has been isolated from confirmed cases. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 26 January 2025, a total of 3,242 confirmed cases of clade Ib mpox and one death have been reported in Burundi. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 12 January 2025, a total of 3,116 confirmed cases of mpox and one death have been reported in Burundi. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 5 January 2025, a total of 3,035 confirmed cases of mpox and one death have been reported in Burundi. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 22 December 2024, a total of 2,861 confirmed cases of mpox and one death have been reported in Burundi. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 15 December 2024, a total of 2,650 confirmed cases of mpox and one death have been reported in Burundi. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 8 December 2024, a total of 2,523 confirmed cases of mpox and one death have been reported in Burundi. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 1 December 2024, a total of 2,334 confirmed cases of mpox and one death have been reported in Burundi. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 20 November 2024, Burundi has reported 2,050 confirmed mpox clade Ib cases, with one death, in 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 14 November 2024, Burundi has reported 1,863 confirmed mpox clade Ib cases and no deaths during 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 3 November 2024, Burundi has reported 1,726 mpox clade Ib cases and 0 deaths during 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 27 October 2024, a total of 1,509 clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in 2024. No mpox deaths have currently been reported for 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 20 October 2024, a total of 1,287 clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in 2024. No mpox deaths have currently been reported for 2024.
Source: WHOAs of 13 October 2024, the World Health Organization have reported 1,169 cases of mpox clade Ib during 2024.
Source: WHOAs of 6 October 2024, the World Health Organization have reported a total of 987 clade Ib mpox cases in Burundi for 2024.
Source: WHOAs of 1 October 2024, a total of 853 clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in 2024. No mpox deaths have currently been reported for 2024.
Source: WHOAs of 22 September 2024, a total of 696 clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in 2024. No mpox deaths have currently been reported for 2024.
Source: WHOAs of 15 September 2024, a total of 564 clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in 2024. No mpox deaths have currently been reported for 2024.
Source: WHOAs of 12 September 2024, a total of 385 confirmed cases of clade Ib mpox have been reported, with no deaths.
Source: WHOAs of 5 September 2024, 328 confirmed cases of clade Ib mpox have been reported. No deaths have been reported.
Source: WHOOn 29 August 2024, the WHO provided an update on countries that have so far reported clade Ib mpox cases. Burundi is the most affected country outside of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with 258 confirmed cases distributed across the country. No deaths have been reported.
Source: WHOAs of 13 August 2024, a total of 100 confirmed mpox cases have been reported from 23 health districts in Burundi. Clade Ib mpox cases have been confirmed.
Source: StateOn 4th August the Ministry of Public Health reported they had registered 37 confirmed cases of mpox since 25 July 2024. Confirmed cases were reported from 16 of the 49 health districts.
Source: StateMpox 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.
As of 31 July 2025, a total of 179 mpox clade Ib cases, and three deaths, have been confirmed in Zambia since 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 22 June 2025, a total of 90 confirmed mpox clade Ib cases and three deaths have been reported in Zambia since January 2024. Community transmission of clade Ib mpox has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 25 May 2025, a total of 82 confirmed mpox cases and two deaths have been reported in Zambia since 2024. Community transmission of clade Ib mpox has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 27 April 2025, a total of 49 confirmed mpox cases have been reported since cases were first reported in Zambia in November 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 1 April 2025, a total of 31 mpox cases have been reported since January 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 9 March 2025, 24 confirmed cases of mpox have been reported in Zambia. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. On 20 March 2025 the first mpox related death was reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateAs of 9 March 2025, 24 confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Zambia. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 2 March 2025, a total of 23 confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Zambia since the outbreak started in 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 23 February 2025, a total of 21 confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Zambia since the outbreak started in 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 16 February 2025, a total of 19 confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Zambia. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 26 January 2025, a total of 16 confirmed mpox cases have been reported. Mpox clade Ib is reported in Zambia. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 5 January 2025, a total of four confirmed mpox cases have been reported. Mpox clade Ib is reported in Zambia. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOOn 30 December 2024, a third mpox case was confirmed by the Zambia Ministry of Health. Clade type was not reported. Zambia's first mpox case during November 2024 was clade typed to be clade Ib. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateOn 9 November 2024, the World Health Organization reported a travel-related case of mpox clade Ib. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOMpox 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.
As of 31 July 2025, a total of 62 mpox clade Ib cases, with no deaths, have been confirmed in Malawi for 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 22 June 2025, a total of 38 confirmed mpox cases and no deaths have been reported in Malawi in 2025. Community transmission of clade Ib mpox has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 25 May 2025, a total of 12 confirmed mpox cases and no deaths have been reported in Malawi in 2025. Clade Ib mpox has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 20 April 2025, three cases of mpox clade Ib have been reported in Malawi by the World Health Organization. Community transmission has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOMpox 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.
On 23 August 2025, the World Health Organization reported a case of clade Ib mpox in Turkey, detected on 7 August 2025. The case is reported to have had a travel history to the United Arab Emirates. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOMpox 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.
As of 31 July 2025, a total of 17 mpox cases, with no deaths, have been confirmed in Mozambique for 2025. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 10 July 2025, cases of clade Ib mpox have been confirmed from Lago district, Niassa province in Mozambique. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOMpox 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.
As of 25 May 2025, a total of 60 confirmed mpox cases and one death have been reported 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.
Source: WHOAs of 27 April 2025, a total of 59 confirmed mpox clade Ia and Ib cases have been reported in Congo. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 2 March 2025, a total of 43 confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Congo. Clade Ia and Ib mpox has been isolated from confirmed cases. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 2 February 2025, a total of 52 confirmed mpox cases and 2 deaths have been reported in Congo. Clade Ia mpox has been isolated from confirmed cases. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 12 January 2025, 26 confirmed cases of clade Ia mpox have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOBetween 9 January and 25 August 2024, 21 confirmed and 155 suspected clade I mpox have been reported.
Source: WHOBetween January 2024 and 30 July 2024, a total of 146 cases of mpox, (19 confirmed, 127 suspected) and one death have been reported from 5 of the 12 provinces in Congo.
Source: StateMpox 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.
As of 25 May 2025, a total of 120 confirmed mpox cases and no deaths have been been reported in Rwanda since 2024. Clade Ib mpox has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 1 April 2025, a total of 108 mpox cases have been reported since January 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 2 March 2025, a total of 104 confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Rwanda. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 16 February 2025, a total of 102 confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Rwanda. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 26 January 2025, a total of 87 confirmed cases of clade Ib mpox have been reported in Rwanda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 24 January 2025, a total of 82 confirmed cases of clade Ib mpox have been reported in Rwanda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 12 January 2025, 74 confirmed cases of clade Ib mpox have been reported in Rwanda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 22 December 2024, 69 confirmed cases of mpox have been reported in Rwanda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 8 December 2024, 59 confirmed cases of mpox have been reported in Rwanda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 24 November 2024, 52 confirmed cases of mpox have been reported in Rwanda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateAs of 20 November 2024, Rwanda has reported a total of 37 confirmed cases of mpox clade Ib, with no deaths, in 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 27 October 2024, a total of 26 clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in 2024. No mpox deaths have currently been reported for 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 1 September 2024, a total of six clade Ib mpox cases have been reported in 2024. No mpox deaths have currently been reported for 2024.
Source: WHOAs of 1 September 2024, Rwanda have reported four cases of mpox clade Ib.
Source: WHOOn 25 July 2024, two confirmed cases of mpox were reported. Both cases reported travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is the first reported outbreak of mpox in Rwanda.
Source: StateMpox 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.
As of 1 July 2025, a total of 7,257 confirmed mpox cases and 44 deaths have been reported in Uganda since the outbreak began in 2024. According to the World Health Organization, community transmission of clade Ib mpox has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateAs of 25 May 2025, a total of 6,465 confirmed mpox cases and 43 confirmed deaths have been reported in Uganda since 2024. According to the World Health Organization, community transmission of clade Ib mpox has been reported in Uganda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 27 April 2025, a total of 5,386 confirmed mpox cases and 40 deaths have been reported since the outbreak began in 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 1 April 2025, a total of 4,612 confirmed mpox cases have been reported since January 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 16 March 2025, 4,141 confirmed cases of mpox, including 31 deaths have been reported in Uganda. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 9 March 2025, 4,106 confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Uganda. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 23 February 2025, a total of 3,391 confirmed mpox cases have been reported in Uganda since the outbreak started in 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 16 February 2025, a total of 2,949 confirmed mpox cases and 21 deaths have been reported in Uganda. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 11 February 2025, a total of 2,896 confirmed mpox cases and 19 deaths have been reported in Uganda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 2 February 2025, a total of 2,479 confirmed mpox cases and 16 deaths have been reported in Uganda. Clade Ib mpox has been isolated from confirmed cases. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 27 January 2025, a total of 2,462 confirmed mpox cases and 16 deaths have been reported in Uganda since the outbreak started. Mpox clade Ib is reported in Uganda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateAs of 23 January 2025, a total of 2,247 confirmed mpox cases and 13 deaths have been reported in Uganda since the outbreak began in 2024. Mpox clade Ib is reported in Uganda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateAs of 21 January 2025, 2,158 confirmed cases of mpox and 13 deaths have been reported. Mpox clade Ib is reported in Uganda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateAs of 12 January 2025, a total of 1,830 confirmed mpox cases and 10 deaths have been reported in Uganda since the outbreak began in 2024. Mpox clade Ib is reported in Uganda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 5 January 2025, the World Health Organization has recorded 1,552 confirmed mpox cases and 12 deaths in Uganda since the outbreak began in 2024. This is an increase of 249 cases and six deaths from the last report on 29 December 2024. Mpox clade Ib is reported in Uganda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHO and StateAs of 29 December 2024, the World Health Organization has recorded 1,303 confirmed mpox cases and six deaths in Uganda in 2024. This is an increase of 177 cases from the last report on 20 December 2024. The clade type reported in Uganda is clade Ib. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 22 December 2024, a total of 1,126 confirmed cases of mpox and six deaths have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 15 December 2024, a total of 1,027 confirmed cases of mpox and six deaths have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 9 December 2024, a total of 925 confirmed cases of mpox and six deaths have been reported across 56 districts. The most affected districts include Kampala, Wakiso and Nakasongola. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 1 December 2024, a total of 784 confirmed cases of mpox and four deaths have been reported in Uganda. Fifty two districts have reported at least one confirmed mpox case, with the most affected districts including Kampala, Wakiso and Nakasongola. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 20 November 2024, Uganda has reported a total of 521 confirmed cases of mpox clade Ib, with one death, in 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 14 November 2024, a total of 468 confirmed cases of mpox clade Ib and one death have been reported in Uganda during 2024. Confirmed cases have been reported in 38 districts, with the most affected districts including Kampala, Wakiso and Nakasongola. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 11 November 2024, a total of 448 confirmed cases of mpox and one death have been reported in Uganda. Confirmed cases have been reported in 38 districts, with the most affected districts including Kampala, Wakiso and Nakasongola. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 5 November 2024, a total of 384 confirmed cases of mpox, and one death, have been reported in Uganda. Confirmed cases have been registered in 36 districts. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 3 November 2024, a total of 359 confirmed cases of mpox have been reported in Uganda. Confirmed cases have been registered in 35 districts, with most affected areas being Kampala, Wakiso and Nakasongola. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 30 October 2024, a total of 288 confirmed cases of mpox have been registered in Uganda, with one death. Cases have been reported in 29 districts. Clade Ib has been detected in the country. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOBetween 1 July and 28 October 2024, a total of 222 confirmed cases of mpox have been registered in Uganda with one death. Cases have been reported in 21 districts. Clade Ib has been detected in the country. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 21 October 2024, 164 confirmed cases of mpox and one death have been reported in Uganda.
Source: WHOAs of 13 October 2024, the World Health Organization have reported 91 cases of mpox clade Ib during 2024.
Source: WHOAs of 6 October 2024, the World Health Organization has reported a total of 69 mpox cases (no deaths) in 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been detected in Uganda.
Source: WHOAs of 2 October 2024, the World Health Organization has reported a total of 51 mpox cases in 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been detected in Uganda. No deaths have been reported for 2024.
Source: WHOAs of 21 September 2024, the World Health Organization has reported a total of 24 mpox cases in 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been detected in Uganda.
Source: WHOAs of 15 September 2024, the World Health Organization has reported a total of 11 mpox cases in 2024. Mpox clade Ib has been detected in Uganda.
Source: WHOAs of 2 September 2024, the Ministry of Health of Uganda has reported a total of 10 confirmed cases of mpox since the first reports on 24 July 2024.
Source: WHOOn 2 August 2024, two confirmed cases of mpox were reported. The two cases were detected at the Bwera border post in Kasese district and imported from Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: StateMpox 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.
As of 25 May 2025, a total of 15 confirmed mpox cases and no deaths have been reported in South Sudan in 2025. Clade Ib mpox has been reported in this country. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 27 April 2025, a total of 11 confirmed mpox cases have now been reported in South Sudan since February 2025. Mpox clade Ib has been reported. Please our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 4 April 2025, a total of eight confirmed mpox cases have now been reported in South Sudan. Mpox clades Ia and Ib have been reported. Please our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 9 March 2025, seven confirmed mpox cases have been reported in South Sudan. Mpox clades Ia and Ib have been reported. Please our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 2 March 2025, a total of six confirmed mpox cases have been reported in South Sudan. Mpox clade Ia has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 16 February 2025, a total of three confirmed mpox cases have been reported in South Sudan. Mpox clade Ia has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOOn 6 February 2025, a case of clade I mpox was confirmed in a Ugandan national who is a resident of Juba, South Sudan. The patient reported a recent travel history to Uganda. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: Africa CDCMpox 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.
As of 22 June 2025, a total of 64 confirmed mpox clade Ib cases and no deaths have been reported in Tanzania in 2025. Community transmission of clade Ib mpox has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 25 May 2025, a total of 47 confirmed mpox cases and no deaths have been reported in Tanzania in 2025. Clade Ib mpox has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 27 April 2025, a total of 40 confirmed mpox clade Ib cases have now been reported in Tanzania for 2025 by the World Health Organization. Please our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOAs of 4 April 2025, a total of 31 confirmed mpox clade Ib cases have now been reported in Tanzania for 2025 by the World Health Organization. Please our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOOn 20 March 2025, Africa CDC has reported 77 cases (22 confirmed) of mpox in Tanzania, since it declared an outbreak on 10 March 2025. The mpox clade has not been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: Africa CDCOn 11 March 2025, the Tanzanian Ministry of Health announced a travel advisory in response to the declaration of an mpox outbreak on 10 March 2025. Travellers arriving at border ports may be subject to additional health checks. The mpox clade has not been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateMpox 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.
As of 12 June 2025, a total of 17 confirmed mpox cases and one death have been reported in Ethiopia. Clade Ib mpox has been reported in Ethiopia. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOMpox 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.
As of 9 July 2025, the Ministry of Health in Cameroon confirmed a case of mpox (clade I) in a child from Ayos district. This is the first confirmed case in 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: Africa CDCMpox 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.
On 13 May 2025, Australia reported their first case of clade Ib mpox in an individual who had travelled overseas. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateMpox 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.
As of 20 October 2024, India has detected one case of clade Ib mpox in a traveller from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). No case of clade Ib mpox has been reported in UAE. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: National Institute of Virology, PuneOn 1 October 2024, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India notified the World Health Organization of the first clade Ib mpox case.
Source: WHOMpox in Germany
On 29 April 2025, the World Health Organization reported an additional confirmed case of clade Ib mpox, bringing the total number of clade Ib mpox cases in Germany to 10. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
As of 9 April 2025, a confirmed case of mpox clade Ib, linked to travel to Africa, has been reported in Germany. A suspected case of mpox in a family member is also being investigated. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateAs of 14 January 2025, a total of seven cases of mpox clade I have been reported by Germany (one in October, five in December 2024 and one in January 2025). Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on Mpox.
Source: ECDCAs of 11 January 2025, the World Health Organization has confirmed a total of six mpox clade Ib cases in Germany. Three cases were among travellers from affected countries in Africa and three cases were household contacts of one of these travellers. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOOn 16 December, four mpox clade Ib cases were reported in Rheinisch-Bergisch district. This family cluster includes two children and were probably acquired from a family member who had travelled to affected regions in Africa. In October 2024 a previous case of mpox clade Ib imported from Rwanda was reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateOn 24 October 2024, it was confirmed that the imported case of mpox clade Ib had travelled from Rwanda.
Source: StateOn 18 October 2024, a case of mpox clade Ib has been confirmed in Germany, connected to travel abroad.
Source: StateMpox in China
As of 16 April 2025, a second clade Ia mpox case was reported in China. This case had a history of travel to Democratic Republic of Congo. A total of seven clade Ib mpox cases have also been reported from China in 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
As of 13 February 2025, a total of seven cases of clade Ib mpox have been reported in China since the beginning of 2025. The sixth case was a close contact of the imported case reported on 3 January 2025. The seventh case was associated with travel to the United Arab Emirates. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: WHOOn 9 January 2025, China reported five confirmed cases of mpox clade Ib. The first case had been living in DRC where clade Ib has been reported. The other cases were close contacts of the first case. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateMpox in South Africa
As of 4 April 2025, a total of six confirmed mpox cases have now been reported for 2025. Mpox due to clade Ib has been reported in South Africa. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
As of 28 February 2025, a total of three mpox cases have been reported in South Africa, including one clade I mpox virus case with a history of recent travel to Uganda. These are the first positive cases of mpox recorded in South Africa since September 2024. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
Source: StateMpox in Switzerland
On 8 April 2025, the Switzerland Federal Office of Public Health reported their first case of clade Ib mpox in an individual who had returned from Africa at the beginning of April 2025. This is the first clade Ib mpox detection in Switzerland. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.
