monkeypox

Monkeypox cases in Montreal appear to be hitting a plateau, but authorities say they're worried that soaring infections in the United States and a low vaccination rate could help the disease surge anew in the city.

Tourists were among those lining up to get monkeypox vaccines in Montreal on Saturday, July 23, 2022, as the World Health Organization declared the virus a global health emergency.

Peter Kelly was still bouncing back from COVID-19 when a case of monkeypox gave him the "worst pain" of his life.

Calling Montreal the epicentre of the North American monkeypox outbreak, health officials in the city said on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, they were expanding vaccination against the disease to all men who have sex with men.

A Canadian is playing a major role in the World Health Organizations' fight against monkeypox.

The Public Health Agency of Canada is warning travellers to be extra careful abroad because of the potential threat of catching monkeypox.

The BC Centre for Disease Control has announced the first case of monkeypox in British Columbia, bringing the national total to almost 80 cases.

Monkeypox is a rare disease that comes from the same family of viruses that causes smallpox, which the World Health Organization declared eradicated around the globe in 1980.

But Canada stopped routinely immunizing people against smallpox in 1972, meaning everyone is susceptible to monkeypox.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says two cases of monkeypox in Quebec are the first confirmed cases in the country.