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Suspected mpox outbreak kills seven children
Lab tests confirmed seven mpox cases as health officials said the newborn deaths were linked to prematurity, low birth weight and malnutrition.
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Khairpur sees mpox outbreak as seven babies test positive
• Health dept confirms four of seven children who died last month in Khairpur hospitals had mpox• Claims deaths not directly linked to zoonotic viral infection• Sukkur commissioner asks DHO to initiate ‘comprehensive contact tracing’• Babies seemed to have infected from unsterilized hospital equipment: sources• Many ‘chickenpox-like’ cases reported from other districts KARACHI / SUKKUR: An outbreak of mpox, the first local outbreak of the zoonot…
Suspected mpox outbreak kills seven children
A suspected outbreak of mpox has raised alarm in Khairpur Mirs district after at least seven children died among 16 reported cases, triggering urgent response from health authorities. Sukkur Division Commissioner Abid Saleem Qureshi, in a letter to the Sindh health secretary, confirmed the deaths and warned of a "serious outbreak of a disease resembling chickenpox," stressing the need for immediate and coordinated action. Most of the affected ch…
Four of seven child deaths in Khairpur linked to monkeypox, officials confirm
KHAIRPUR: Authorities in Khairpur have confirmed that four out of seven children who recently died amid a surge in skin-related illnesses were infected with Monkeypox, according to the district administration. The Deputy Commissioner of Khairpur stated that the fatalities occurred during a sudden outbreak affecting children in the region. Officials revealed that while four deaths were directly associated with monkeypox, some of the affected chil…
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