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**Karachi has reported its first confirmed case of mpox (monkeypox), according to the Sindh Health Department.**
The patient, a 28-year-old male resident of Shah Latif Town, is believed to have contracted the virus after his wife, who has a history of travel abroad, exhibited symptoms. The man has been placed in isolation to prevent further transmission.
This case follows a previous mpox case reported in Pakistan earlier this year,In January. That individual, who had recently returned from Dubai, was identified during screening at the Peshawar airport and was subsequently hospitalized. The Ministry of Health emphasized that precautions are in place to protect the public. Travel history for that previous case included connections to Gulf countries.
Globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to address the mpox threat. Recently, the WHO listed KM Biologics’ mpox vaccine LC16 for emergency use, the second vaccine to receive such approval. This follows a declaration in August of mpox as a global public health emergency, triggered by the spread of a new variant (clade Ib) from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The WHO had previously approved Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine for mpox. Japan, where the LC16 vaccine has been used in past outbreaks, is donating 3.05 million doses, plus special needles, to the Congo.The vaccine is confirmed to be safe, even in individuals with controlled HIV.