Mpox Confirmed in Islamabad; Woman Admitted to PIMS
41-year-old Shakrial resident remains under treatment in PIMS infectious disease control ward after laboratory confirmation, sources say.
ISLAMABAD: A 41-year-old woman undergoing treatment at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has tested positive for mpox, according to hospital sources.
Sources said the woman, a resident of Shakrial, was brought to PIMS last week after developing skin lesions affecting her face. Doctors subsequently admitted her to the hospital’s infectious disease control ward as a precautionary measure.
Following suspicion of mpox, samples from the patient were sent to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last week for laboratory examination, sources said. The institute has now confirmed mpox infection in the patient, according to the information provided to Islamabad Tribune.
The woman remains under medical supervision at PIMS and her condition is improving, sources added.
Islamabad Tribune could not independently locate a public NIH bulletin or official PIMS statement confirming this specific 41-year-old patient’s case at the time of publication. The NIH, however, maintains national surveillance for mpox and other priority infectious diseases and publishes regular surveillance bulletins.
NIH guidance defines a confirmed mpox case on the basis of laboratory detection of mpox virus DNA through PCR and/or sequencing.
