Pakistan Confirms Mpox Case Detected Last Week Not New Strain

The mpox diagnosis in a 34-year-old man recently returned from a Gulf country was declared by health officials on Friday, while testing over the exact strain was carried out.

A case of mpox in Pakistan announced last week was not the new strain spreading through Africa, health officials said Monday.

The mpox diagnosis in a 34-year-old man recently returned from a Gulf country was declared by health officials on Friday, while testing over the exact strain was carried out.

"The virus has been classified as Clade 2b," the health ministry said in a statement on Monday.