Monkeypox Cases

• Monkeypox infections ‘steadily decreasing’ in Canada, PHAC declares

  As of Nov. 4, the total number of monkeypox cases reported in Canada to date was 1,444, the latest federal government data indicates.

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  Nov 10, 2022
  
• Canada’s monkeypox outbreak showing ‘encouraging’ signs, says WHO chief

  Earlier this month, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said there were early signs the country’s monkeypox infections were starting to slow.

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  Aug 31, 2022
  
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• Montreal public health investigating ‘probable’ monkeypox case involving child

  A spokeswoman for the city's public health department says the ``probable case'' involves a child four years old or younger. The agency did not provide any details on the case.

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  Aug 30, 2022
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• Global monkeypox cases drop after month-long surge, WHO says

  The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, according to a World Health Organization report issued Thursday.

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  Aug 25, 2022
• Public Health Ontario reports 529 monkeypox cases as of Monday, up from 478 last week

  The report says nearly 75 per cent of the confirmed cases are in Toronto and all but three cases are reported among males. 

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  Aug 17, 2022
• Public Health Ontario reports 478 confirmed monkeypox cases, up from 449 last week

  The agency's latest report on the illness says 75 per cent of cases were reported in Toronto.

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  Aug 10, 2022
• Monkeypox: 890 cases reported in Canada, majority in Ontario

  As of Aug. 3, Ontario reported 423 cases, while there are 373 cases reported in Quebec, 78 cases in British Columbia, 13 cases in Alberta, two in Saskatchewan and one in Yukon.

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  Aug 3, 2022
• Monkeypox global response is not enough, experts at AIDS conference say

  Over 19,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported over the last few months from 78 countries, mostly among men who have sex with other men, with 803 cases in Canada as of July 29.

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  Jul 31, 2022
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• Public Health Ontario reports 367 confirmed cases of monkeypox

  Public Health Ontario says there were 367 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the province as of Thursday, up from 326 on Monday.

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  Jul 29, 2022
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• No monkeypox cases in N.S., despite comments from health minister

  There are actually no confirmed cases of monkeypox in Nova Scotia, despite the province's health minister saying there were cases the day before.

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  Jul 28, 2022