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Pakistan Confirms Fourth Mpox Case

ISLAMABAD: Another case of monkeypox has been reported in Pakistan, taking the total number of cases to 4 after the recent emergency.

According to the spokesman of the Ministry of Health, the victim belongs to Peshawar, a 47-year-old citizen who was isolated on August 29 by Border Health Services staff based on symptoms and came from Gulf countries.

According to Dr. Mukhtar Bharath, there is an effective screening system at all airports in the country and effective measures have been taken to prevent m-pox.

He said that the federation and the provinces are in close coordination, ensuring all the necessary measures promptly, the Ministry of Health is monitoring the situation from moment to moment.

According to the Ministry of Health, spokesman the sample of the M.pox suspect reported from Karachi yesterday has come back negative, and the staff of the Border Health Services isolated the suspect.

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