Pakistan detects first Mpox case at Peshawar airport in 2025

Pakistan reports first Mpox case in 2025 at Peshawar airport, triggering public health response and contact tracing efforts.

Pakistan has reported its first Mpox case this year [2025] during the screening of incoming passengers at one of its airports in Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

The Express Tribune quoted a Health Ministry spokesperson saying that Border Health Services staff detected the patient at the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar. The patient reportedly had a travel history visiting the Gulf countries.

"We are ensuring effective measures to protect the public from Mpox. All airports have robust screening systems and compliance with international health regulations is being ensured. Both federal and provincial governments are committed to combating Mpox," health coordinator Dr. Mukhtar Bharth said.

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Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health advisor Ehtesham Ali confirmed that Peshawar Airport had reported the first Mpox case in 2025. He said that upon detection, the public health monitoring team immediately reached the airport.

"The team transferred the patient to the Police Services Hospital, where the patient's samples were sent to the Public Health Reference Lab. Mpox was confirmed in the 35-year-old individual who arrived from Dubai," he said.

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