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Deadly Marburg virus spreads in Rwanda, with no vaccine or treatmentRwanda says eight people have died so far from the Ebola-like and highly contagious Marburg virus, just days after the country declared an outbreak of the deadly hemorrhagic fever.HealthOct 1
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Mpox vaccine is 58% effective after one dose, Canadian study findsA new study finds that a single dose of the mpox vaccine offers 58 per cent protection against the virus, providing promising evidence for its effectiveness in real-world settings.HealthSep 11
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Africa’s mpox outbreaks due to decades of neglect, experts sayMpox had been spreading mostly undetected for years in Nigeria and elsewhere before the disease prompted the 2022 outbreak in more than 70 countries.HealthAug 27
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Mpox in Toronto: Health officials see sharp rise in casesToronto Public Health unit said as of July 31 there have been a total of 93 confirmed cases of the mpox compared with 21 cases for the same period in 2023.HealthAug 13
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Mpox declared a global public health emergency by WHOThe World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the virus in parts of Africa.HealthAug 14
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Could poop pills improve your mental health? Alberta studies aim to find outThe University of Calgary is hoping to find out whether fecal microbiota transplantation — a poop transplant — can reduce symptoms of major depression disorder and OCD.HealthAug 13
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Mpox is on the rise. What Canadians need to know as the virus spreadsAs mpox cases escalate in Africa and increase in other countries like Canada, the World Health Organization on Wednesday again declared the virus a global public health emergency.HealthAug 14
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Dalhousie University researchers discover new strain of mpoxA new mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) strain has been discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by a team of Dalhousie researchers and local scientists.HealthMay 27
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Toronto reports 21 mpox cases so far this year, after 27 cases in all of 2023Toronto Public Health says 21 cases of mpox have been confirmed in the city since the start of this year compared with a total of 27 cases for all of 2023.HealthMar 20
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Mpox DNA targeted by University of Lethbridge researchersA team of University of Lethbridge researchers broke down the genetic code of Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, a foundation discovery for future treatment.FeaturesJul 7, 2023
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Quebec to start vaccinating monkeypox contacts, confirms 25 casesDr. Luc Boileau, interim public health director in the province, said several more suspected cases of the virus are under investigation in Quebec.CanadaMay 26, 2022
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Monkeypox: Quebec sees confirmed cases rise by 9 to more than 140Quebec now has a total of 141 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the province's health department said Thursday. Thousands of people have been vaccinated since late May.CanadaJun 16, 2022
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U.S. confirms monkeypox case in man who recently travelled to CanadaThe Massachusetts Department of Public Health did not say where in Canada the man travelled to or when, but added the case does not pose a risk to the general public.HealthMay 18, 2022
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First monkeypox case confirmed in Peterborough region: health unitThe health unit says contacts of the case are being offered a vaccine as a form of post-exposure prophylaxis.HealthJun 22, 2022
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World just as vulnerable to future pandemics after COVID: WHO panelThe world is no better prepared for a new pandemic threat than it was when COVID-19 emerged in 2019, according to a review panel set up to evaluate the global response.HealthMay 18, 2022
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Winnipeg polio survivor urges parents to get their kids vaccinatedA Winnipeg man who has had lifelong struggles after contracting polio as a child encourages parents to make sure their children get vaccinated now that the virus has resurfaced.HealthAug 15, 2022
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Monkeypox won’t turn into pandemic, but many unknowns: WHOThe World Health Organization's top monkeypox expert said she doesn't expect the virus to turn into another pandemic, but says there are still many unknowns about the disease.HealthMay 30, 2022
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Toronto Public Health says 1 new suspected case of monkeypox reportedIn a press release Friday, TPH said the newly-suspected case brings the total tally in the city to one confirmed case, two probable cases and five suspected cases.HealthMay 27, 2022
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HIV vaccine researchers using Canadian Light Source at USask uncover problematic proteinA professor at the University of Toronto is using the Canadian Light Source to research HIV and investigate the key proteins in hopes of understanding how it works.ScienceMay 28, 2022
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Monkeypox spread ‘unusual’ but risk to Canadians is ‘low,’ officials sayJust under a 'couple dozen of people' are under investigation for monkeypox in Canada after the country confirmed its first cases this week, said Dr. Theresa Tam on Friday.HealthMay 20, 2022