Mpox virus detected in Pakistan: Reported by health authorities

Reuters | August 16, 2024 | 11:08 AM IST | Breaking News, Pakistan News, World | Follow on Google News

Mpox virus detected in Pakistan: Reported by health authorities

Mpox virus detected in Pakistan: Reported by health authorities

Aug 16 (Reuters) – Pakistan has detected three patients with the mpox virus, the health department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said on Friday.

The viral infection was detected in the patients on their arrival from the United Arab Emirates, the department said. The World Health Organization has declare recent outbreak of the disease as a public health emergency of international concern after a new variant of the virus has been identified.

Pakistan has had cases of mpox previously and it was not immediately clear which variant was detected in the patients.

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