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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2025

The 2024 monkeypox outbreak in Pakistan: assessing the nation's public health preparedness.

Hashir Ali Awan, Muhammad Omaise Zafar, Syeda Isra Tahera, Gaffar Alemam A Manhal, Khabab Abbasher Hussien Mohamed Ahmed, Irfan Ullah

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Hashir Ali AwanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Omaise ZafarDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Syeda Isra TaheraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Gaffar Alemam A ManhalFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Khabab Abbasher Hussien Mohamed AhmedFaculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4608-5321
Irfan UllahDepartment of Internal Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.

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Abstract

The new subclade Ib of the monkeypox virus (MPXV) is spreading rapidly across Africa and has now been reported outside the continent. Historically, clade I has been associated with more severe disease than clade II, and its newly mutated variant, clade Ib is raising further concerns. Pakistan is among the first non-African countries to confirm a case of mpox in the recent outbreak, amid the World Health Organization's sounding warning of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). With an underfunded, underequipped, and overburdened healthcare system, Pakistan remains virtually unprepared for a public health emergency as a result of mpox. If sustained human-to-human transmission continues, Pakistan will face yet another public health challenge after COVID-19 and the recent devastating floods of 2022. To mitigate this crisis, a coordinated national strategy, in addition to collaboration with international organizations are imperative.

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clade IbepidemicmonkeypoxvirusWHO

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