The adviser to the health department of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, ihtesham Ali, has confirmed another case of Monkeypox (MPOX) in the province, reported Express News.
According to him, this marks the first locally transferred case of MPOX in KP. Previously, all reported cases had been identified among people who returned from foreign trips.
The advisor also stated that the man of the affected woman had recently returned from a golf. Originally he showed no symptoms, but later he also tested positively for MPOX.
According to the director of Public Health, Dr. Fazal Majed, the patient was admitted to the hospital on February 18 after experiencing fever and body pain.
On February 19, rashes and moles appeared on her body and inside her mouth, which got the public health coordinator dr. Muhammad Amir Khan to report the matter.
On February 20, an investigative team collected the patient’s tests and sent them to Public Health Reference Laboratory at Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, where the diagnosis was confirmed on February 21.
By giving details of the patient’s man, DR Majeed mentioned that he had shown no symptoms of returning to Pakistan. On February 5, however, he developed a fever and body pain, followed by the prospects of rash on February 6. Despite this, he chose to stay at home for 10 to 15 days instead of seeking medical attention.
On February 22, a team conducted a medical history review of the patient, screened his family members and close contacts and instructed all individuals, including her husband, to review the home of the home.
Dr. Majeed has called on the public to remain alert about the symptoms of Monkeypox and to seek immediate medical attention at the nearest health facility if suspicious symptoms are displayed.
