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Philippines Reports First Case of Mpox Virus Since December, Awaits Strain Identification

19 Aug 2024

The Philippines has reported a new case of the mpox virus, marking the first detection since December of last year, according to the country’s Department of Health (DOH) on Monday. The patient, a 33-year-old Filipino male with no recent travel history outside the country, is currently being monitored. The DOH...

Monkeypox Outbreak: Pakistan Confirms Three New Cases, WHO Alerts

16 Aug 2024

Pakistan has confirmed three cases of monkeypox (Mpox) case of 2024 after a 34-year-old man, who recently returned from Saudi Arabia, becomes first person to tested positive for the virus. The diagnosis of all patients was confirmed by Khyber Medical University in Peshawar. In which two patients had been confirmed...

Vietnam reports its first case of monkeypox

03 Oct 2022

Health officials in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City announced the country's first case of monkeypox on Monday, according to the state-run Vietnamnet newspaper, without providing any details on the patient. According to the reports, Mainland China reported its first case of monkeypox last month in the western megacity of Chongqing...