Pakistan confirms its first case of mpox

The first case of mpox in Pakistan has been confirmed by the National Institute of Health in the capital Islamabad.
A health ministry press release said, atraveler who recently arrived in Pakistan tested positive and has been isolated at a hospital in the capital, along with other individuals who are being tested.
The NIH added, there is no evidence of localized transmission of the viral disease in Pakistan.
Mpox – which spreads via close contact and tends to cause flu-like symptoms and pus-filled skin lesions – was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization in July 2022. The organisation maintained its alert in November.
On Nov. 28 the WHO named the disease mpox to replace the older term monkeypox, citing concerns of stigma and racism associated with the name.