Pakistan’s Mpox Cases Tally Reach 7
The patient, who arrived at Islamabad Airport on September 14 (Saturday), was transferred to PIMS
Pakistan’s Mpox cases tally has surged to seven on Monday.
As reported, a 44-year-old man from the Gujarat district in Punjab tested positive for monkeypox (mpox) upon arriving in Pakistan from a Gulf state.
This case marks the seventh mpox infection in the country this year and the sixth since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an emergency last month.
The patient, who arrived at Islamabad Airport on September 14 (Saturday), was transferred to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) after being suspected of carrying the virus.
Health officials have confirmed that samples sent to the National Institute of Health (NIH) tested positive for mpox.
The patient is currently reported to be in stable condition.
“This is the seventh confirmed case of mpox in Pakistan this year,” said a health official in the federal health ministry.
“Five previous cases were confirmed at the Khyber Medical University laboratory in Peshawar, while this latest patient is being treated in Islamabad,” the official said.
Earlier on Wednesday, one more mpox case was reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), taking the total tally of the virus to six in Pakistan, provincial Health Minister Syed Qasim Ali Shah said
Moreover on Sunday, at least three passengers travelling to Karachi were suspected of monkeypox in a single day at the Jinnah International Airport, Geo News reported citing sources.
All three passengers returned to Pakistan from Middle Eastern countries, the sources added.
