Low Risk of Mpox Infection for Canadians, Health Canada Says

Low Risk of Mpox Infection for Canadians, Health Canada Says
An electron microscope image of mpox, or monkeypox, provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Health Canada says the risk to Canadians from the latest version of monkeypox or mpox remains low, even after the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global emergency.

Two types of mpox have been detected globally: clade, or group, I and clade II. Clade I is spreading rapidly in Africa, prompting the alert from the WHO.