'Peshawar epicentre of Mpox in Pak'

Amid growing concerns over the new strain of mpox virus, Pakistan’s Peshawar city has started emerging as the ‘epicentre’ of the virus, as the fifth mpox case was recorded on Sunday, Geo News reported.

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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. This has also raised concerns about the virus’s spread from travellers arriving from the Middle East.

“This is the fifth mpox case reported this year [in the country] and the fourth since WHO declared mpox a global health emergency,” said Federal Director General of Health Dr Shabana Saleem on Sunday.

“The virus’s re-emergence in Peshawar raises serious concerns about its transmission and demands immediate action.”