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  • Pakistan: Monkeypox (Mpox) 2025

    Pakistan reports first Monkeypox case of 2025

    January 25, 2025​
    By Web Desk

    According to the Ministry of Health’s spokesperson, the patient, who recently returned from Dubai on January 24, was identified through screening at the Peshawar airport.

    The suspected case tested positive, bringing the total number of mpox cases in the country to 10 since the health emergency was declared.

    The patient has been transferred to Services Hospital Peshawar for treatment. The Ministry of Health has assured that effective measures are being taken to protect the public from mpox. The patient’s travel history reveals connections to Gulf countries, prompting concerns about the virus’s spread.

    Also read: Passenger tests positive for Monkeypox at Karachi airport

    Earlier, a passenger arriving from Sharjah showed symptoms of monkeypox during medical screening.

    As per the airport sources, a passenger identified as Javed Ahmed, arriving from Sharjah, has tested positive for symptoms of monkeypox.

    Ahmed, a resident of Rajanpur, was immediately moved to an isolation ward for precautionary measures.

    Medical authorities consider the case alarming and are taking stringent precautions. ...

    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported its first case of viral disease Monkeypox (also known as mpox) case of 2025, ARY News reported. According to the Ministry






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    Five-month-old girl tests positive for mpox in Peshawar

    January 30, 2025​
    News Desk

    The infection was detected in a five-month-old girl arriving at Peshawar Airport from Qatar, marking the latest development in Pakistan’s ongoing monitoring of the disease.

    Attaullah Khan, spokesperson for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister’s health adviser Ihtesham Ali, confirmed that the infant tested positive for Mpox after landing with her parents....

    The health department has initiated testing for the virus on the child’s parents as a precautionary measure.​
    This new case follows the detection of Mpox in a 35-year-old man at Peshawar Airport last week. ...


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