Karachi: Pakistan Mpox cases The increasing cases of monkeypox across the world have become a matter of concern for everyone. Its cases have also been increasing continuously in neighboring country Pakistan. Today, three passengers who arrived at Karachi airport in Pakistan from Saudi Arabia showed symptoms of monkeypox during medical screening, after which the government is on alert.

Symptoms found in three passengers who came from Saudi Arabia

The passengers were admitted to Sindh Government Hospital in NIPA area for further check-up, ARY News reported. Sources said the airport authorities disinfected the immigration area and walkways with a spray as a precautionary measure.

The case also came on 20 September

Earlier on September 20, a suspected case of Mpox was reported at Jinnah International Airport in the morning . The passenger was admitted to a hospital for further investigation. The patient is a 26-year-old man from Abbottabad, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The person was flagged for suspected M-pox during a health check-up on arrival at the airport.

Rashes and some wounds appeared on the skin

"The passenger was found to have rashes and some wounds on his skin. His condition is stable," a doctor at the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital and Research Centre said.

Earlier this month, on September 15, Jinnah International Airport authorities reported another suspected case of monkeypox. A passenger arriving on a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Jeddah showed symptoms of the infection.

He was immediately rushed to a government isolation ward in Sindh for further evaluation and treatment, Dawn reported.

Mpox is spreading rapidly in Pakistan 

Meanwhile, the National Institute of Health (NIH) has issued a warning about the growing outbreak of monkeypox that has spread to several countries. With the number of cases steadily increasing, recent reports suggest that at least nine cases have been confirmed in Pakistan, highlighting the urgent need for public health measures to combat the spread of the m-pox virus, reports Dawn.