Mpox (monkeypox): Update - Canada.ca
WEBThe risk to people in Canada from mpox (previously called monkeypox) remains low. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) works with provincial and territorial public health partners to monitor mpox in Canada.
Mpox (monkeypox) - Canada.ca
WEBLinks to mpox (monkeypox) information including Canada’s current situation, symptoms, prevention, risks, vaccines, information for health professionals, technical documents.
Mpox is on the rise. What Canadians need to know as the virus …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · As the number of mpox cases escalates in Africa and creeps upward in other countries like Canada, the World Health Organization (WHO), on Wednesday, again declared the virus a global public...
Mpox (monkeypox) factsheet - Canada.ca
WEBJul 26, 2023 · Factsheet about mpox (monkeypox), symptoms, how mpox is passed, getting tested, vaccines and treatment, risks, and preventing mpox transmission.
Mpox is now a global public health emergency. Do I need to worry?
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Misinformation has fuelled fear that mpox could be the next pandemic. CBC’s Ashley Fraser breaks down how the virus spreads and who’s at risk in Canada.
Mpox (monkeypox) - Ontario.ca
WEBMpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is an infectious disease that is caused by the monkeypox virus. It can cause: a painful rash. fever. swollen lymph nodes. While most people get better quickly, some people can become very sick.
Mpox - Public Health Ontario
WEBJan 1, 2023 · Documents and resources on mpox, a disease caused by a virus of the smallpox family that is less severe, and can be transmitted to humans through close contact with an infected person or animal.
2nd mpox vaccine dose still needed by Canadians at risk ... - CBC.ca
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Many people at risk for mpox exposure got vaccinated in Canada beginning in spring 2022, when a global outbreak of the virus was declared, Canada's chief public health officer said in a...
Mpox - City of Toronto
WEBMpox (formerly known as monkeypox) is an infectious disease that is caused by the monkeypox virus (also known as MPXV). Mpox causes symptoms similar to smallpox but is less severe. It is usually spread by close/intimate or sexual contact with someone who has the virus or contact with surfaces/materials that have been contaminated with virus.
WEBImvamune® vaccine is approved in Canada for protection against smallpox, mpox (formerly monkeypox), and other orthopoxvirus-related illnesses. The vaccine contains weakened virus and cannot make you sick. Who should get the mpox vaccine? Currently, in Ontario, one dose of Imvamune® can be received as: 1.