China News Service, Toronto, August 10 (Reporter Yu Ruidong) Official data from Canada shows that the number of monkeypox cases reported in the country exceeded 1,000 on August 10.
According to data from the Canadian Department of Public Health, as of noon on the 10th, a total of 1,008 cases of monkeypox have been reported across Canada.
Cases are mainly concentrated in Ontario and Quebec, where 478 and 425 cases have been reported, respectively, accounting for 89.6% of the total number of cases nationwide.
Other cases are spread across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Yukon.
Public Health Canada said it is continuing to collect and analyze epidemiological information reported by provinces and territories to determine whether people are at increased health risk.
The Canadian Department of Public Health confirmed two cases of monkeypox in the country on May 19.
This is the first case of monkeypox infection in Canada.
The country's first cases were in Montreal.
The World Health Organization announced on July 23 that the monkeypox epidemic, which has spread in more than 70 countries and regions, constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern".
This is the highest level of public health alert that WHO can currently issue.
Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease.
The virus can be transmitted from animals to humans through close contact, and human-to-human transmission can occur, but is less common.
Symptoms are similar to those of smallpox, including fever, headache, fatigue, muscle pain, and swollen lymph nodes, often followed by a rash.
The first human case of monkeypox infection was found in Congo (DRC) in 1970.