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First monkey pox patient dies in Pakistan

According to the Ministry of Health, the deceased patient was suffering from monkey pox and HIV.

GNN Web Desk
Published a year ago on Dec 19th 2023, 12:52 pm
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First monkey pox patient dies in Pakistan

 

Islamabad: A 40-year-old patient under treatment at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital Islamabad died of monkey pox.

According to the Ministry of Health, the deceased patient was suffering from monkey pox and HIV. The person suffering from monkey pox had returned to Pakistan from Saudi Arabia.

Officials said that the deceased person was under treatment for the last one and a half months. The monkey pox patient died on Sunday at PIMS Hospital.