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The first case of ampox has been reported in Pakistan this year. The virus has been found in a person who recently returned from Saudi Arabia. Pakistan's Health Ministry has given this information on social media. A resident of Mardan, Pakistan returned to Pakistan on August 3. He developed symptoms shortly after reaching Peshawar and when he went to the hospital for examination, the disease was detected.
Health officials took precautionary measures
The entire health system of Pakistan is in shock after the ampox virus was detected in people who came to Pakistan from Saudi Arabia. Health officials have started tracing other passengers of the flight from Saudi Arabia and those who came in contact with them.
A case of ampox was reported in Sweden
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization has warned about the growing threat of ampox. Earlier, the first case of ampox outside Africa was also confirmed in Sweden. Just a day earlier, the World Health Organization declared this disease a global public health emergency for the second time in two years. Olivia Wigzell, Director General of the Swedish Public Health Agency, said in a press conference, the infected person lived in a part of Africa where this disease is widespread.
What is the death toll from ampox?
The important thing is that MPox is rapidly gaining ground in 13 African countries including Congo. So far a total of 524 people have died from this disease. World Health Organization Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held an emergency committee meeting on the increasing cases of smallpox. More information about this virus was given later in the press conference. He further said that this is the second time in the last three years that MPox has reached the status of emergency. The World Health Organization is working on the outbreak of MPox in Africa.