Pakistan reports first monkeypox case

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close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 25 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com.A Pakistani man has tested positive for monkeypox, becoming the country’s first confirmed case of the disease, authorities said Tuesday. Health officials provided no additional details about the man. HOUSE REPUBLICANS ACCUSE NIH OF ‘STONEWALLING’ ON ‘SUPERCHARGED MONKEYPOX EXPERIMENT’ This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo) (AP Photo)Officials said airport authorities and hospitals have been alerted to watch for more monkeypox cases. MONKEYPOX BY THE NUMBERS: FACTS ABOUT THE RARE VIRUS THAT’S CURRENTLY SPREADING According to the state-run news agency Associated Press of Pakistan, relatives of the person who tested positive for the disease were being screened and advised to self-quarantine to ensure the virus does not spread. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPMonkeypox is a rare but potentially serious viral illness that typically begins with flu-like illness and swelling of the lymph nodes and progresses to a rash on the body. Most people recover within weeks without requiring hospitalization.



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