18 Mpox cases in KP this year after four new detections
None of the four patients—two from Nowshera and one each from Peshawar and Mardan—had travelled abroad; officials plan contact tracing as doctors warn of community spread.
Four new Mpox cases—one woman and three men, including a couple—were confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and sent home to isolate.
None of the patients had foreign travel history; two are from Nowshera and one each from Peshawar and Mardan.
The province’s Mpox tally for the year has reached 18, with one death and 13 recoveries so far.
Health officials plan contact tracing and testing of close relatives amid fears of local transmission.
Samples were confirmed at Khyber Medical University’s Public Health Reference Laboratory after referral from Khyber Teaching Hospital.