As per the data, most 478 cases are being reported from Ontario province followed by Quebec with 425 cases and British Columbia reported 85 cases while Alberta recorded16 cases of monkeypox. The Saskatchewan and Yuon provinces reported two each.

Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a ‘global health emergency’ regarding the virus in view of the growing threat of monkeypox. Experts have appealed to all the people to be constantly careful about this infection.

Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer said in a statement that its National Microbiology Laboratory is performing diagnostic testing for the virus that causes monkeypox. In addition, the laboratory is also conducting whole genome sequencing, an enhanced fingerprint analysis, on Canadian samples of monkeypox. This sequencing will help our experts understand the chains of transmission occurring in Canada. The laboratory is working in close collaboration with provincial and territorial public health laboratories to provide testing guidance and to increase testing capacity for monkeypox.

Province or TerritoryConfirmed cases

Yukon 2

British Columbia 85

Alberta 16

Saskatchewan 2

Ontario 478

Quebec 425

Total 1008

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According to a statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), there are 681 confirmed cases of monkeypox across five provinces in Canada and these numbers are expected to continue to rise as the outbreak evolves. Since July 1, we have also seen a doubling of cases to date, the first case in a female, and the first cases in Saskatchewan.

Declaring that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), officials said that the government of Canada will continue to work with the WHO, international partners and with Canadian provinces and territories to determine the best courses of action to limit the spread of monkeypox in Canada.

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