Canada records the first two cases of monkeypox
On Thursday evening, Canada announced the registration of the first two cases of monkeypox in humans, following a series of cases of this virus in Europe as well.
"The Province of Quebec has been notified of the positive result of the monkeypox examination of two samples received by the National Microbiology Laboratory. These are the first two confirmed cases in Canada," Public Health Canada said in a statement, according to the French news agency.
Canadian authorities indicated that other suspected cases were being studied in the French-speaking city of Montreal.
The Montreal Regional Department of Public Health reported 17 suspected cases.
After the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and the United States announced Wednesday that they had recorded confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox, a rare disease in Europe.
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it wants to highlight, in cooperation with Britain, the monkeypox infections that have been discovered in this country since the beginning of May.
On Wednesday evening, the local health authorities in the Madrid region announced the discovery of 23 suspected cases of monkeypox, an endemic disease in West Africa.
Monkeypox is a rare disease that usually presents with fever, muscle aches, swollen lymph glands, and a rash on the hands and face.
As for Portugal, there are "more than 20 suspected monkeypox cases (...) in the Lisbon region (west), five of which have been confirmed," according to what the country's health authorities announced.
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