Overview
- Lageso counted 71 Mpox infections in Berlin by April 5, the highest early‑year total since cases were first detected in Germany in May 2022.
- Lageso attributes the increase to clade Ib, identified in 63% of this year’s cases, after the variant’s first Berlin detection in December 2025 and its circulation in Central Africa since 2024.
- Most patients are men, and infections are largely local, with only four people reporting time outside Berlin during the likely exposure period.
- The virus spreads through close physical contact, especially during sex, and commonly causes a skin rash along with fever and muscle pain.
- A vaccine is available for higher‑risk groups such as men with frequent male partners and sex workers, and the RKI reports no Mpox deaths in Germany to date.