ISLAMABAD: Health authorities in Pakistan Saturday confirmed fourth case of Mpox when a girl who arrived from Makkah, Saudi Arabia was tested positive for the infectious disease.

“A 19-year-old girl, who arrived from Makkah today, was brought to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Infectious Diseases Department as a suspected Mpox patient. We sent her samples to National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad, which confirmed she was infected with Mpox”, Dr Nasim Akhtar, head of infectious diseases department at PIMS told The News.