Mpox: International airports told to tighten screening as WHO declares global health emergency

Mpox: International airports told to tighten screening as WHO declares global health emergency

The Union Health Ministry has sounded an alert at all international airports and ports, instructing authorities to closely monitor passengers entering the country from Pakistan and Bangladesh for symptoms of Mpox, PTI reported. Mpox is usually a self-limiting illness, meaning it resolves on its own, but it can be severe in some cases. Symptoms include …

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Pakistan Confirms Mpox Case Detected Last Week Not New Strain

Pakistan Confirms Mpox Case Detected Last Week Not New Strain

“The virus has been classified as Clade 2b,” Pak health ministry said. (Representational) Islamabad, Pakistan: A case of mpox in Pakistan announced last week was not the new strain spreading through Africa, health officials said Monday. The mpox diagnosis in a 34-year-old man recently returned from a Gulf country was declared by health officials on …

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Pakistan reports 4th mpox case; PM Sharif orders screening at all entry points – Firstpost

Pakistan reports 4th mpox case; PM Sharif orders screening at all entry points – Firstpost

Pakistan has taken precautions to tackle the virus and put in place a strict screening system at airports after it emerged that all the patients affected by mpox reportedly returned from abroad. read more Pakistan’s health authorities confirmed a fourth suspected case of monkeypox on Monday, with the latest patient identified as a 47-year-old resident …

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