A 44-year-old man from Gujarat district in Punjab has tested positive for the monkeypox virus (mpox) after arriving in Pakistan from a Gulf state, marking the seventh confirmed case in the country this year. The patient, who landed at Islamabad Airport on September 14, was immediately taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) …
Another mpox case has been detected in Pakistan, the spokesperson from the Health Ministry confirmed Friday.
Argentine authorities have quarantined a cargo ship in the Parana River over a suspected case of mpox onboard, the government said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed for keeping strict vigilance on spread of Monkeypox (mpox) after the World Health Organization (WHO) had declared its outbreak as public health emergency.
The first reported monkeypox (mpox) patient from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has gone missing from his home in Mardan, according to media reports. The individual, who had recently returned from Saudi Arabia, was diagnosed with the mpox virus in Peshawar. However, upon arrival, the team found the house locked, and further inquiries with the District Health Officer …
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has issued an advisory to deal with mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, as the country’s first suspected case for 2024 was reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
