Monkeypox in Canada

Canada has not needed to declare an emergency over the monkeypox virus the same way the United States and the World Health Organization have as mechanisms are already in place to tackle the outbreak, the country’s top doctor said…

Canadian health officials will provide a monkeypox update on Wednesday after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a global health emergency over the weekend. The briefing comes as Canada’s confirmed monkeypox…

Quebec has reported a total of 211 confirmed cases of monkeypox, according to the latest update provided by health officials Thursday. That is a rise of nine compared with the province’s previous number of 202 infections declared…

Quebec health officials are reporting a total of 202 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the province to date. The latest figure issued Tuesday is a rise of 18 from the previous update of 184 infections declared last week.The…

A second case of monkeypox has been detected in Alberta, the province’s chief medical officer of health said Tuesday evening. “I can confirm that this case is not linked to the first case announced last week and at this time there…

Quebec’s health department is reporting a total of 90 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the province as of Tuesday, a rise of 19 compared with late last week. The latest update, which came in the form of a tweet, also shows that 813…

As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, experts warn that emerging viruses are inevitable in the years to come and better surveillance is needed to stay ahead of potential new pathogens. The recent appearance…