Pakistan Authorities Detect Monkeypox Virus Case

Pakistan Authorities Detect Monkeypox Virus Case
A doctor examines a woman infected with monkeypox in Zomea Kaka, in the Central African Republic, on Oct. 18, 2018. Charles Bouessel/AFP/Getty Images
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Pakistan has detected a patient with the mpox virus, health authorities said.

The viral infection, also known as Monkeypox, is the first in Pakistan this year but the nature of the variant was yet to be determined, the department said on Friday.

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