ADDIS ABABA — The number of monkeypox cases reported so far this year in Africa has surpassed 59,200 as the number of affected countries reached 20, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has disclosed. During an online media briefing, Ngashi Ngongo, chief of staff and head of the executive office at […]
ISLAMABAD — A 44-year-old man, who hails from the Gujarat district in Punjab, has tested positive for monkeypox virus or mpox after arriving in Pakistan from a gulf state marking the seventh mpox case in the country this year and the sixth since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an emergency last month. The patient, […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s fight against mpox intensifies as Peshawar reported its fourth case on Sunday, prompting fears that the city could be becoming a hotspot for the virus. The latest patient, a 47-year-old man, tested positive after being isolated by Border Health Services staff on August 29. He had returned from the Gulf region, adding […]