Monkeypox Virus Outbreak

• Monkeypox outbreak: Case count rises to more than 3,200 globally, says WHO

  The WHO head called on member states to share information on the monkeypox virus as it would help the agency in its goal to support countries to contain transmission.

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  Jun 23, 2022
  
• Monkeypox: Canada reports 159 cases, mostly in Quebec

  There are currently around 1,900 confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide with more than 30 countries reporting outbreaks of the viral disease.

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  Jun 15, 2022
  
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• Montreal sauna suspected origin of Canada’s monkeypox outbreak: doctors

  Public health officials have so far stayed clear of identifying the origin of monkeypox in Canada due concerns of privacy and stigmatization.

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  May 26, 2022
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• Monkeypox outbreak ‘containable,’ WHO says with 131 cases confirmed

  While the outbreak is unusual, it remains "containable" and limited, the WHO said, and it's convening further meetings to support countries on how to tackle the situation.

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  May 24, 2022
• Monkeypox likely spread through sex at 2 raves in Europe, expert suggests

  Monkeypox can be spread through close contact with an infected person or their clothing or bedsheets, but sexual transmission has not yet been documented.

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  May 23, 2022
• Monkeypox spread ‘unusual’ but risk to Canadians is ‘low,’ officials say

  Just 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.

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  May 20, 2022
• Monkeypox has Canadian researchers scrambling. Why, and how contagious is it?

  Monkeypox is a member of the smallpox family, although it causes less serious illness. But how did it get its name, and how does it spread?

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  May 19, 2022