The Balearic Islands Public Health Surveillance Service has registered, for the first time, cases of clade I monkeypox, a variant associated with greater severity. The archipelago has recorded an accumulation of cases of the virus in recent months, some of which are believed to be this variant, which had never before circulated in the islands. However, the overall figures for the year show a decrease compared to previous years, according to sources at the Balearic Islands Health Service (IB-Salut) who spoke to ARA Baleares. Clade I, associated with greater severity, is considered endemic to Central African countries, while clade II, with milder symptoms, circulated in West African countries. The same sources indicated that in 2025, the surveillance service detected 13 cases, nine of which occurred in the last quarter, although this would not be considered an outbreak but rather an accumulation of cases. Regarding previous years, 16 cases were confirmed in 2024; In 2023, there were 15 cases, and in 2022, 216.