Pakistan: 2025 Mpox

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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2530461/first-locally-transmitted-mpox-case

First locally transmitted mpox case
Peshawar woman likely infected by husband, officials say
Our Correspondent February 24, 2025

PESHAWAR:

The country's first locally transmitted case of mpox infection has been reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's (K-P) provincial capital, authorities confirmed on Sunday.

The K-P chief minister's adviser on health, Ihtesham Ali, confirmed another case of mpox in the province. "This is the first locally transmitted (community) case of mpox in the K-P as all previous reported cases were linked to international travel," he said in a statement.

The adviser said the infected woman's husband had recently returned from a Gulf country. While he initially showed no symptoms, he was later confirmed to be infected with mpox as well, he added.

According to Director of Public Health Dr Fazal Majeed, the female patient was admitted to a hospital on February 18 after experiencing fever and body aches.

"On February 19, rashes appeared on her body and inside her mouth, after which Public Health Coordinator Dr Muhammad Aamir Khan reported the suspected case on February 20.​..
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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1289762-two-more-mpox-cases-reported-in-kp

Two more Mpox cases reported in KP
By Our Correspondent
March 08, 2025

​PESHAWAR: Two new cases of Mpox have been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bringing the total number of cases in the province to five this year, health officials said on Thursday.

According to the Health Department officials, the latest cases include a 42-year-old man and a 20-year-old youth, both residents of Peshawar. Officials confirmed that the younger patient contracted the infection locally, while the older patient had a history of travel from Saudi Arabia last year.​..

 

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Source: https://www.bolnews.com/pakistan/2025/03/two-more-mpox-cases-reported-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa/


Two more Mpox cases reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Web Desk
11th Mar, 2025. 09:00 pm

​Two additional cases of monkeypox (mpox) have been detected in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, raising the total number of reported cases in the province to five this year.

According to the Health Department, the newly infected individuals include a 42-year-old man and a 20-year-old youth, both from Peshawar. The younger patient’s infection is locally transmitted, while the older individual had traveled back from Saudi Arabia last year.

Advisor to the Chief Minister on Health, Ehtesham Ali, confirmed that both patients are in home isolation. They initially sought medical attention at Khyber Teaching Hospital, where tests were conducted due to suspected symptoms, later confirming the presence of mpox.​..

 

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Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/20...rst-mpox-case-linked-to-international-travel/

NATIONAL
March 22, 2025
Karachi Confirms First Mpox Case Linked to International Travel
By Web Desk

​Health officials in Karachi have confirmed the city’s first case of mpox after a 28-year-old man from Shah Latif Town tested positive for the viral disease, prompting heightened surveillance and public health precautions.

According to Sindh’s health department, the patient likely contracted the virus from his wife, who recently returned from an overseas trip and began showing symptoms. The man is currently receiving treatment in an isolation ward, and authorities have implemented strict containment protocols.

This is the latest in a series of mpox cases in Pakistan since the virus was first reported in the country on January 25, 2025, when a traveler from the Gulf tested positive at Peshawar airport. In 2023, nine confirmed cases—all involving travelers from abroad—were recorded in Pakistan.​..

 

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Eighth mpox case emerges in K-P

Mpox case reported in March involving a woman from Dogra, Khyber district, was not a case of local transmission.

Our Correspondent
April 25, 2025

The Public Health Section of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has confirmed the province's eighth case of mpox. According to officials, a 31-year-old male passenger was screened at Peshawar Airport while departing for Dubai. Upon suspicion, his samples were sent to the Public Health Reference Laboratory at Khyber Medical University (KMU), where the presence of the mpox virus was confirmed.

The individual had arrived in Pakistan on April 16.
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https://tribune.com.pk/story/2542055/eighth-mpox-case-emerges-in-k-p​

 

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Smart lockdown enforced in KP locality amid rising mpox cases

APP | Dawn.com Published May 2, 2025 Updated about 7 hours ago

The administration of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s district Khyber has enforced a 12-day smart lockdown in a locality in tehsil Jamrud, Associated Press of Pakistan reported on Friday.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has now recorded a total of 17 cases of mpox during the past three years. Most of the patients had arrived either from the United Arab Emirates or Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where the disease was endemic. In August last year, the World Health Organisation declared mpox an emergency of international concern.

The district administration of Khyber imposed the smart lockdown in the Pump House locality of Ghandi, sealing all entry and exit points, according to a notification issued by its deputy commissioner, retired Captain Bilal Shahid Rao.
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Last week, a 31-year-old male resident of Khyber district tested positive after he was screened while departing for Dubai at Bacha Khan International Airport. Following the confirmation of his case, KP health department issued directives to the district health officer of Khyber for immediate surveillance and contact tracing.
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