China has detected the new mutated strain of the mpox virus for the first time, as the pathogen spreads to more geographies after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak in Africa a new global health emergency last year.

France has identified its first case of the new mpox variant, news agency AFP reported on Monday, citing a statement from the country's health ministry.

France has detected its first case of a new mpox virus, the health ministry said on Monday. A case of the clade 1b variant was confirmed in the western Brittany region.

France has confirmed its first case of the mpox virus, clade 1b variant, in Brittany, the health ministry announced Monday. The WHO continues to uphold its highest alert amid the ongoing epidemic.

The Mpox threat is getting closer to the UK as a new variant has been detected for the first time in France. One person in France has been identified as carrying the clade 1b sub-variant of the virus,

France reports its first case of new Mpox variant, Clade Ib. Reports say patient came in contact with two people with travel history from Central Africa.

France confirms its first case of the new mpox variant in a woman from Brittany, linked to contacts who returned from Central Africa. Health officials are tracing the infection's source and potential contacts.

France's health ministry confirmed its first case of a new mpox virus. The detection comes just weeks after the World Health Organization upheld its highest alert level in response to the ongoing epidemic.

France reported its first case of a new strain of mpox that has ravaged Central Africa over the past year, in a patient who had not travelled to the hotspot region. The patient in the French region of Brittany had been in contact with two people who travelled from Central Africa.