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Pakistan Begins Screening All Travelers for Mpox Virus
- No need to panic on virus spread, says health official
- Pakistan has confirmed 11 cases of mpox in over a year
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Authorities in Pakistan started screening all travelers to the country for the mpox virus as a precautionary step after a positive case was detected this month.
Scanners have been put in place at all airports and at border crossings with Afghanistan, China, India, Iran to report suspected infections as part of efforts to prevent the virus from spreading in the country, Malik Mukhtar Ahmed, the prime minister’s coordinator on national health, said Saturday at a news conference in Islamabad.