French health officials announced on Tuesday its first case of a dangerous new strain of the mpox virus that has created havoc in central Africa.

France has reported its first case of the clade 1B variant of the mpox virus, the health ministry has announced. The infection was detected in the Brittany region, and authorities have implemented oversight measures to prevent its spread.

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 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 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 has detected its first case of a new mpox virus, the health ministry said Monday, weeks after the World Health Organization maintained its highest alert level amid the 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,