Montreal remains the nation’s central point for monkeypox cases, while the Quebec metropolis now has 13 confirmed cases and 14 “suspected” virus cases.
Montreal’s regional director of public health, Mylène Drouin, reported this new report Wednesday on Twitter. So far, no cases have been investigated seriously, public health said.
On Tuesday, the Ministry of Health reported 15 confirmed cases across the province.
In Toronto, public health said Wednesday that there are two new suspected cases of monkeypox in the city, as well as a possible case of the virus that is under investigation.
The Toronto agency said all three cases were men – two in their 30s and one in their 20s – and all three men were fine.
According to him, one of the three men traveled to Montreal and was a contact of the first suspected case.
This first case involved a man in his 40s who came in contact with someone who had recently traveled to Montreal.
Last week, Quebec reported the first cases of the virus in Canada.
Monkeypox is a rare disease that comes from the same family of viruses that cause smallpox, declared by the World Health Organization to be eradicated worldwide in 1980.
In general, monkeypox is not easily spread between people and is transmitted through prolonged close contact, including direct contact with respiratory droplets, body fluids, or wounds of an infected person. .
Monkeypox is usually milder than smallpox and can cause fever, headaches, muscle aches, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, and sores all over the body.
Health officials say the risk of being infected with this virus is low.
Source: Radio-Canada
