中新社北京8月16日电 巴基斯坦开伯尔-普什图省卫生部门16日宣布，该省出现2名猴痘确诊病例以及1名猴痘疑似病例，尚不清楚患者是否感染新毒株。这是巴基斯坦首次报告猴痘确诊病例，当地卫生部门正在对样本进行测序，以确定是否为新毒株。
据巴基斯坦《黎明报》和《国民报》报道，首例猴痘病例为一名34岁男性，他在3日从中东地区返回巴基斯坦后，抵达开普省白沙瓦市后不久出现症状，并于13日确诊。卫生官员对包括和他同一航班乘客在内的密切接触者启动了追踪监测工作。此外，该省还有一人确诊猴痘，另一人的样本已被送检。这三人都有中东旅行史。
开普省卫生部门表示，鉴于猴痘疫情的出现，已要求所有医院和其他相关机构处于警戒状态。
非洲疾病控制和预防中心13日宣布猴痘疫情为非洲公共卫生紧急事件；世界卫生组织14日宣布猴痘疫情构成“国际关注的突发公共卫生事件”；世卫组织与瑞典当局15日确认，瑞典已发现非洲大陆以外首例猴痘病毒新毒株感染病例。
猴痘是一种由猴痘病毒引起的罕见人畜共患疾病，通常通过接触受感染动物的血液、体液、皮肤或被污染的物品传播。该病毒通常在非洲国家较为常见，但近期在多个国家和地区出现了猴痘病例，引起了全球卫生部门的关注。
巴基斯坦卫生部门提醒公众，如果有猴痘症状，应立即就医，并避免与他人的密切接触。同时，呼吁所有医疗机构提高警惕，及时报告任何可能的猴痘病例。
随着猴痘疫情的扩散，国际社会正密切关注疫情的发展，并采取措施加强监测和防控，以防止疫情进一步蔓延。
英语如下：
News Title: “Monkeypox Cases Confirmed in Pakistan, Health Department on Alert”
Keywords: Monkeypox, Pakistan, Confirmed Cases
News Content:
BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) — The health department in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, announced on Tuesday that the province has confirmed two cases of monkeypox and one suspected case. It is not yet clear whether the patients were infected with the new strain of the virus. This is the first reported case of monkeypox in Pakistan. Local health authorities are currently sequencing samples to determine if the cases involve the new strain.
According to reports from the Pakistani newspapers The Dawn and The Express Tribune, the first case of monkeypox involved a 34-year-old male who returned from the Middle East on August 3 and developed symptoms shortly after arriving in Peshawar, the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on August 13. Health officials have initiated contact tracing for close contacts, including passengers on the same flight as the patient. Another individual has been confirmed with monkeypox, and the sample of a third individual has been sent for testing. All three individuals have a history of travel to the Middle East.
The health department in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said that in view of the emergence of the monkeypox outbreak, it has urged all hospitals and relevant institutions to remain on alert.
The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on August 13. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” on August 14. On August 15, the WHO and Swedish authorities confirmed that Sweden had identified the first case of the new monkeypox virus strain outside Africa.
Monkeypox is a rare zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which is usually transmitted through contact with the blood, bodily fluids, skin, or materials contaminated with an infected animal’s secretions. The virus is typically more common in African countries, but cases have recently been reported in multiple countries around the world, drawing the attention of global health authorities.
The Pakistani health department is reminding the public to seek medical attention immediately if they experience symptoms of monkeypox and to avoid close contact with others. It also calls on all medical facilities to remain vigilant and report any potential cases of monkeypox promptly.
As the monkeypox outbreak spreads, the international community is closely monitoring the situation and taking measures to enhance surveillance and control to prevent further spread of the disease.
【来源】http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2024/08-16/10270147.shtml
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