Islamabad: MPox has reached neighbouring country Pakistan. Meanwhile, the government in India has increased surveillance. It is a matter of relief that the new strain that is spreading rapidly in Africa was not found in the MPox cases found in Pakistan last week.

The victim had returned from a remote country

This 34-year-old man suffering from ampox in Pakistan had returned from a foreign country a few days ago. However, now he has completely recovered. Health officials also investigated the strain.

Clade 2B strain found in the patient

According to Pakistan's health ministry, the patient has been found to have the Clade 2B strain. On the other hand, the Clade 1B strain has wreaked havoc in the African country Congo. It is a matter of relief that no case of Clade 1B has been reported in Pakistan so far.

548 killed in Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) last week declared a public health emergency of international concern due to the rapid spread of the new clade 1B strain in Africa. Sweden's health agency said on Thursday that it had registered a case of the clade 1B sub-clade. This is the first case found outside Africa. Ampox has wreaked havoc in Congo. So far 16,000 cases have been reported here. At the same time, 548 people have lost their lives.