Key Points

• Since January 1, 2025, 174 cases of mpox have been reported to Santé publique France.

• The vast majority of reported cases involve adult men.

• Four cases of infection with a Clade Ib virus have been identified since the start of the outbreak.

  • All of these cases were linked to an African country where the monkeypox virus clade I is circulating (residence, travel, or contact with a person who had been in one of these countries).

  • The most recent case was confirmed in September.