Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday reported its first case of monkeypox of the year after a man who returned from Saudi Arabia tested positive for the virus, media reported citing the Ministry of Health.
As per reports, the 34-year-old male resident of Mardan arrived in Pakistan on August 3 and developed symptoms shortly after arriving in Peshawar and reached out to the hospital for testing. The diagnosis was later confirmed by Khyber Medical University in Peshawar on August 11, making it to be the country’s first case for 2024.
This comes as Sweden on Thursday reported its first money pox case.
(This is a developing copy, more details are to be added)
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