There is confusion regarding Mpox virus in Pakistan. On Friday, an Islamabad government official confirmed a patient of mpox. In the report prepared by the provincial authorities, information about three cases has been given. Both reports contradict each other. Health Ministry spokesperson Sajid Shah said the only confirmed patient, in whom MPox virus was found,
Sweden confirmed its first case of Mpox on Thursday (15 August), which is also the first case found outside Africa. Just a day before, the World Health Organization has declared this disease a global public health emergency for the second time in two years. person infected from Africa Olivia Wigzell, director general of the Swedish
Mpox can be spread by close contact. It is usually mild and in rare cases it is fatal. This causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled wounds on the body. Designating a disease as a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’ (PHEIC), WHO’s highest level of alert, can accelerate research, funding, and international measures and cooperation to