ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported its sixth case of the deadly Monkeypox virus at Islamabad Airport.
According to the Ministry of Health, the patient, a 44-year-old individual, has a travel history to the Gulf countries and was detected at Islamabad Airport during screening.
The patient is currently isolated in the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and is in good health.
Dr. Mukhtar, a health official, assured that the border health services team is ensuring effective screening systems are in place. So far, over 630,000 passengers have been screened at airports, he added.
Earlier, an investigation was launched after mpox patient allegedly went undetected at Islamabad International Airport.
The health ministry questioned how a mpox patient, who arrived from a gulf country on September 7, reached Peshawar unscreened.
Its important to note here Pakistan reported a fifth case of monkeypox from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The affected 33-year-old person belongs to Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Amid the rising case of the Mpox virus, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued an urgent advisory concerning an unprecedented outbreak of Monkeypox, affecting multiple countries.
This advisory aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current global and national Monkeypox outbreak situation and offer guidance to all relevant stakeholders on prevention, detection, and response strategies.
