Islamabad: Pakistan The government on Monday dismissed “false” online reports that there was a monkeypox case in the country, as it keeps high alert for surveillance of viral zoonotic disease.
According to an official of the Ministry of National Health Services, special instructions have been issued to all national and provincial health authorities to be on high alert for any suspected case of monkeypox. radio pakistan,
According to the report, “The official said that the information circulated on social media about the monkeypox case in Pakistan is incorrect.”
No case of viral disease has been reported in the country so far. National Institutes of Health Said after reports of cases on social media.
Although the government has started preparations to deal with the threat and the Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel announced last week that the government had ordered test kits for its diagnosis.
“We have ordered the kits (for testing) and they (we) will arrive soon,” he said, adding that staff at entry points to the country were also alerted, adding: “There are no cases so far. ”
Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (virus transmitted from animals to humans) with symptoms similar to those seen in the past in patients with smallpox, although it is less severe clinically.
According to an official of the Ministry of National Health Services, special instructions have been issued to all national and provincial health authorities to be on high alert for any suspected case of monkeypox. radio pakistan,
According to the report, “The official said that the information circulated on social media about the monkeypox case in Pakistan is incorrect.”
No case of viral disease has been reported in the country so far. National Institutes of Health Said after reports of cases on social media.
Although the government has started preparations to deal with the threat and the Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel announced last week that the government had ordered test kits for its diagnosis.
“We have ordered the kits (for testing) and they (we) will arrive soon,” he said, adding that staff at entry points to the country were also alerted, adding: “There are no cases so far. ”
Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (virus transmitted from animals to humans) with symptoms similar to those seen in the past in patients with smallpox, although it is less severe clinically.