Zambia reports fourth monkeypox case
Zambia's health authorities have reported the country's fourth case of monkeypox, also known as mpox.
Zambia's health authorities have reported the country's fourth case of monkeypox, also known as mpox.
A 30-year-old man recently returning from West Africa was confirmed as a new case of mpox in Serbia on Friday. He is also the first confirmed mpox case in the Kosovo region, according to the regional Institute of Public Health.
The United States confirmed its first case of clade I mpox, a more aggressive strain, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced.
Kenya's health authorities have called on citizens to stay vigilant after confirming three new cases of mpox, ending a month-long hiatus and bringing the total case count to 17.
Congo has launched the second phase of vaccination against mpox.
Zimbabwe has announced two confirmed cases of mpox in people who have travelled to South Africa and Tanzania.
Five of the 18 patients have recovered, and no patient has died from the infectious viral disease, he said, Xinhua news agency reported.
Questions are being raised about the screening procedures and performance of Pakistan's Border Health Services (BHS) staff after a monkeypox patient evaded detection at Islamabad airport and was only later identified in Peshawar
The recent report of a suspected mpox case in a traveller arriving in India from a country facing an outbreak has once again highlighted the complexities of managing global health threats in an increasingly interconnected world.
The patient has been isolated in a designated hospital and is currently stable, it said.
