Fourth case of mpox virus confirmed in KP: health official

This month in the month of April, earlier this month, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the current epidemic of this disease an emergency in public health of international significance after the latest variant that is a part of this virus called Clade 1b which was recognized.

This variant of Clade is causing international concern due to its rapidity with that it spreads via regular close contact.

The mpox epidemic isn’t an more Covid-19 The WHO has stated, as there is already enough information about the disease and the ways to combat it.

“The medical team at Peshawar Airport transferred the patient to the Police and Services Hospital (PSH) after they showed symptoms during the screening,” Roghani stated.

“The rapid response team took samples from the patient’s wound in the hospital and sent it to the laboratory”.

The Public Health Reference Laboratory confirmed the presence of mpox in the victim, Dr. said in his report that patient “stable condition” and was receiving treatment” in the hospital.

Doctors confirmed the fact that patient was a resident to Peshawar district the Peshawar district and four confirmed instance of mpox found from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

“No local cases have been reported so far,” He said, adding that the provincial health department was “created an integrated surveillance and response system for mpox”.

The health ministry confirmed prior to the announcement that initial MPox case that was discovered in Pakistan was a Clade 2 type. Another second instance of mpox was verified last week and the patient also being found within Peshawar airport. Peshawar airport.

The third instance confirmed on Saturday. identified on Saturday, after the medical staff at Bacha Khan International Airport identified two travelers with signs of mumps.

The WHO has issued the highest alert level for this disease in Africa following cases of the Democratic Republic of Congo spread to neighbouring countries. There are 27,000 cases and nearly 1,100 deaths mostly for children within DRC since the outbreak started in January 2023.

One case of each variants of clade 1b has been reported within Sweden as well as Thailand to date — the very first indications of the spread of the virus outside of the continent. But it is not clear if it is not clear if the WHO has not called for any travel restrictions to limit the spread of the mpox.

The illness manifests as the appearance of a flu, and is accompanied by pus-filled lesion. It’s usually not severe, but it is a killer pregnant women, infants and those with weak immunity are in greater chance of suffering complications.