Another monkeypox case has been reported in Pakistan, raising the total number of cases this year to nine.
As per details, health officials said the latest patient is a 42-year-old resident of Attock who arrived in Islamabad from Dubai on August 15.
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Symptoms of monkeypox were detected during screening by Border Health Services at the airport. The patient was subsequently shifted from the airport to PIMS Hospital, the sources said.
The NIH confirmed the diagnosis on August 18. However, the patient reportedly fled from the PIMS isolation ward but was later traced with the cooperation of the health department and placed under home isolation.
His condition is stated to be stable.
According to NIH sources, Pakistan has so far recorded 15 cases of monkeypox since the disease was declared a global health emergency in August 2024.
