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Karachi confirms 11th mpox case, patient admitted to isolation ward
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize KARACHI: Another case of monkeypox (mpox) has been reported in Karachi, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the city to 11, according to health authorities.
- Hospital officials said a 35-year-old resident of Mohabbat Nagar in Landhi tested positive for the virus and has been admitted to the isolation ward of Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital (SIDH) NIPA.
- According to the hospital administration, the patient visited the facility on Saturday, where tests were conducted after he showed symptoms of mpox.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize KARACHI: Another case of monkeypox (mpox) has been reported in Karachi, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the city to 11, according to health authorities.
Hospital officials said a 35-year-old resident of Mohabbat Nagar in Landhi tested positive for the virus and has been admitted to the isolation ward of Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital (SIDH) NIPA.
According to the hospital administration, the patient visited the facility on Saturday, where tests were conducted after he showed symptoms of mpox. The infection was later confirmed through a PCR test.
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