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First Case of Mpox Detected in Canada

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The first case of mpox, also known as monkeypox, has been detected in the central Canadian province of Manitoba, according to a statement published on the local government's website.
"Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care is advising of the first confirmed case of clade lb mpox in the province, which is also the first case of clade I mpox in Canada," the statement read.
This case is linked to travel and the current clade I mpox outbreak in central and eastern Africa, the statement said.
  Colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (File) - Sputnik International, 1920, 16.08.2024
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