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Montreal Public Health warns of a resurgence of mpox
Radio-Canada
Posted July 24 at 2:57 PM CDT
The Montreal Regional Public Health Department (DRSP) issued a call on Thursday for vigilance regarding the mpox virus, which is experiencing a resurgence among certain populations in the city.
Six cases of mpox have been reported at the DRSP in the past two weeks, for a total of nine cases in 2025. All cases were infected with the clade 2b virus.
"Four of the six recent cases are believed to have acquired their infection locally in Montreal; two cases may have acquired the infection abroad," the organization wrote in its advisory.
For comparison, 11 cases of MPOX were reported in 2023, and 38 in 2024.
The call for vigilance is primarily aimed at clinicians and professionals in the health network, aiming to inform them of a slight increase in the number of cases observed , indicates the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal.
Mpox is a viral infection caused by the monkeypox virus and is characterized by a rash that hardens into pustules.
This virus is transmitted through prolonged physical contact between the skin or mucous membranes, lesions or bodily fluids of an infected person.
Transmission primarily involves men who have sex with men, but can spread throughout the population.
DRSP recommends vaccination for people at risk.
In the summer of 2022, Montreal experienced the most severe outbreak of monkeypox ever seen in North America.DRSP had then counted around 400 cases.
An effective preventive vaccination campaign was then deployed by the DRSP, which had helped to slow the epidemic.
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Montreal Public Health warns of a resurgence of mpox
Radio-Canada
Posted July 24 at 2:57 PM CDT
The Montreal Regional Public Health Department (DRSP) issued a call on Thursday for vigilance regarding the mpox virus, which is experiencing a resurgence among certain populations in the city.
Six cases of mpox have been reported at the DRSP in the past two weeks, for a total of nine cases in 2025. All cases were infected with the clade 2b virus.
"Four of the six recent cases are believed to have acquired their infection locally in Montreal; two cases may have acquired the infection abroad," the organization wrote in its advisory.
For comparison, 11 cases of MPOX were reported in 2023, and 38 in 2024.
The call for vigilance is primarily aimed at clinicians and professionals in the health network, aiming to inform them of a slight increase in the number of cases observed , indicates the CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal.
Mpox is a viral infection caused by the monkeypox virus and is characterized by a rash that hardens into pustules.
This virus is transmitted through prolonged physical contact between the skin or mucous membranes, lesions or bodily fluids of an infected person.
Transmission primarily involves men who have sex with men, but can spread throughout the population.
DRSP recommends vaccination for people at risk.
In the summer of 2022, Montreal experienced the most severe outbreak of monkeypox ever seen in North America.DRSP had then counted around 400 cases.
An effective preventive vaccination campaign was then deployed by the DRSP, which had helped to slow the epidemic.
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2025
24 juillet 2025(Screenshot)
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