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Monday, October 26, 2026

‘No evidence’ of localised transmission of mpox

A day after Pakistan reported its first case of mpox, a viral zoonotic disease, the Ministry of National Health Services said on Wednesday that there was “no evidence” of localised transmission.

On Tuesday, a patient from Saudi Arabia tested positive for the virus, prompting authorities to beef up measures at airports and set up isolation wards in hospitals. The patient, deported from Saudi Arabia, arrived in the country on April 17 with symptoms of the disease.

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