Monkeypox Quebec News Today

Just over a month after Quebec declared an end to its mpox outbreak, officials have confirmed two more cases in the Montreal area.

On July 23, the World Health Organization officially declared monkeypox a global health emergency. The last time the WHO declared an outbreak a global health emergency was with COVID-19 on January 30, 2020. However, things are looking different with monkeypox. "Since early May 2022, cases of monkeypox have been reported from countries where the disease is not endemic, and continue to be reported in several endemic countries," the WHO stated.

Monkeypox is on the rise in Quebec as reported cases of the illness increase to a total of 331. In a matter of weeks, Quebec's reported cases of monkeypox jumped by 110 — making it the epicentre of the virus in Canada. As of July 22, Canada has reported a total of 681 cases of monkeypox, with 288 reported in Ontario, 48 in British Columbia, 12 in Alberta and 2 in Saskatchewan.

In only a matter of weeks, the number of monkeypox cases has skyrocketed in Quebec and the rest of Canada. The province remains the Canadian epicentre of the monkeypox virus as Quebec officially reached a total of 211 cases as of July 6, 2022 — an increase of 209 cases in a matter of a month. The majority of monkeypox cases are in the Greater Montreal area.

As of June 13, Quebec has had a total of 132 monkeypox cases. With the aim of easing or even preventing symptoms in case of infection, officials have begun offering the monkeypox vaccine to specific groups, including men who have more than one male sexual partner.

Of the 77 confirmed monkeypox cases in Canada, 71 are in Quebec and the others are split between Ontario (6) and Alberta (1). The first two cases of the rare disease were confirmed in the province mid-last month.

Interim National Public Health Director Dr. Luc Boileau said Thursday that the total number of confirmed monkeypox cases in Quebec had risen to 25. Other possible cases involving lesions on the skin, a symptom of the disease, are under investigation.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has confirmed 15 cases of monkeypox in the country, over a dozen of which have been recorded in Montreal. The city has 13 confirmed cases of the rare infection and is now investigating 14 more. The monkeypox virus causes face and genital lesions and has never before spread outside of western Africa in such numbers.

The Public Health Agency (PHAC) announced Thursday night that following positive lab tests, it had confirmed the first monkeypox cases in Canada, both in Quebec. Earlier in the day, Montreal's public health director, Dr. Mylène Drouin, said there were 17 suspected cases in the Montreal area: 15 in the city itself, and two each on the South and North Shores.On Friday morning, Montreal public health upped the suspected case count on Montreal Island, alone, to 18.The suspected cases are possib...

Health officials are looking into possible Monkeyvirus cases in Quebec, though exactly how many is unclear. Radio-Canada has reported that 13 cases are under investigation in Montreal. But the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) told MTL Blog Thursday morning that there were no confirmed cases in the province, though officials were looking into 10 cases of lesions, which, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), are a symptom of the disease.