Sindh Confirms Mpox Cluster With Infant Deaths as Karachi Reports Local Spread

Overview

• Provincial data show 14 confirmed infections this year, with 12 in Khairpur, two in Karachi, and five newborn deaths in Khairpur that officials say involved weak immunity.
• Karachi’s recent patient had no travel history, which doctors say points to local spread, and contacts are under observation.
• The health department has opened isolation wards, supplied protective gear to staff, and launched contact tracing in major and district hospitals.
• Neonatal units at two Khairpur hospitals were sealed after multiple infant infections, with officials probing unsterilised equipment and other control failures.
• Testing runs at Aga Khan University Hospital and Dow University labs, and public guidance urges people to avoid skin contact with rashes, wash bedding in hot water, and seek care quickly.