Mali has reported its first confirmed case of mpox, with health authorities attributing the infection to a recent traveller from neighbouring Guinea.
The World Health Organization (WHO), in its latest multi-country mpox situation update on Monday, said genomic sequencing is under way to determine the clade responsible for the infection.
According to WHO, mpox is an illness that is cause by monkeypox and transmitted through people.
The case marks Mali’s entry into the list of affected nations amid rising concerns over sustained transmission across Africa.
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According to WHO, 21 African countries have recorded active mpox transmission in the last six weeks, with 1,734 confirmed cases and 10 deaths reported between 12 October and 23 November 2025.
The highest case numbers during the period came from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda, though all have shown a downward trend in recent weeks.
Health authorities in Mali have heightened surveillance at points of entry while urging the public to remain alert to symptoms such as fever, rash and swollen lymph nodes.
The organisation noted that all clades of the mpox virus continue to circulate globally, posing a risk of further spread when outbreaks are not swiftly contained.
Also, Greece has reported clade Ib MPXV following its detection, as it was noted that at least 15 cases of mpox due to the recent outbreak “have been detected among individuals who self-identify as men who have sex with men.”
