mpox

News Desk  Islamabad: The Ministry of Health confirmed on Friday that Pakistan has reported its second case of Monkeypox.  According to a spokesperson from the Ministry, the patient arrived from the Gulf region and exhibited symptoms…

AFP/APP Bangkok: Thailand on Thursday confirmed Asia's first known case of a new, deadlier strain of mpox in a patient who had travelled to the kingdom from Africa. The patient landed in Bangkok on August 14 and was sent to hospital with…

AFP/APP Paris: As global concerns over mpox continue to rise, even seemingly straightforward questions—such as the level of danger it poses and the differences between its variants—remain complex and without clear answers. In July,…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan has confirmed its first suspected case of monkeypox. A 47-year-old man has been admitted to PIMS Hospital in Islamabad with symptoms consistent with the virus. The patient recently arrived from Saudi…

AFP/APP Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday called on manufacturers to significantly increase the production of mpox vaccines to combat the spread of a more dangerous strain of the virus. On Wednesday, the WHO declared…

News Desk Stockholm: The European Union (EU) health agency on Friday warned its member states to brace for more cases of a deadly strain of mpox, following Sweden’s announcement of the first case outside Africa. The European Centre…

News Desk Islamabad: Renowned Infectious Disease Specialist Dr Syed Faisal Mahmood on Friday issued a cautionary message, urging the public to stay vigilant and adopt necessary precautions against the spread of vector-borne diseases such…

APP Peshawar: Director Public Health, Dr Irshad Ahmad Roghani says that three confirmed cases of monkeypox disease have been reported in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, and all the patients have returned from Gulf countries.  In an…

News Desk News York: The UN World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a global public health emergency on Wednesday, following ongoing warnings from health officials about the risk of its spread. This marks the second time in two…

APP Islamabad: A 50-year-old person who was tested positive for Mpox upon arrival at Islamabad International Airport on May 22 is now stable and recovering, and would be discharged within a day or two, informed the Ministry of National…