Web desk: A passenger arriving in Karachi from Saudi Arabia has tested positive for monkeypox, it was confirmed on Wednesday.
According to the details, the passenger is a child who has been experiencing fever for the past five days continuously. Even during the screening, the passenger was suffering from a fever.
It was confirmed that the child had contracted monkeypox after his screening process was monitored at the Karachi airport.
According to the details, the child has been shifted to the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital by the provincial government.
Monkeypox Case Reported
According to Dr Wahid Rajput of MS Sindh Institute of Infectious Diseases Hospital, a thirteen-year-old child has been found to have symptoms similar to monkeypox.
Dr Wahid Rajput said that the child has shown symptoms such as high fever and sores on the body.
The affected child has been immediately shifted to the Institute of Infectious Diseases Hospital, NIPA, where he has been kept in the isolation ward.
According to the hospital administration, the child’s samples have been sent to the Dow University laboratory, and the disease will be finally confirmed after the report comes.
Monkeypox in Pakistan
The emergence of Mpox (commonly known as monkeypox) cases in Pakistan has created a new public health concern, especially for children, who face a fatality rate of 9.6 per cent under the age of 16, reports the Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association.
Mpox, a zoonotic disease from the Poxviridae family, causes fever, rashes, lesions, and swollen lymph nodes.
In children, it can lead to serious complications such as respiratory and stomach infections, encephalitis, and eye problems.
The virus spreads easily through human contact. This makes children in crowded homes and schools particularly vulnerable.
Diseases such as dengue and cholera continue to burden the fragile healthcare system. As it also suffers from malnutrition, poor sanitation, misinformation, and weak medical infrastructure.
