Montreal child under age of 5 contracted monkeypox: public health
Posted August 31, 2022 1:45 pm.
Last Updated August 31, 2022 1:47 pm.
Montreal public health officials are confirming a child has contracted monkeypox.
A spokesperson for the city’s public health department says the case involves a child under the age of five.
The case tested positive twice by PCR at the Laboratoire de Santé publique du Québec.
Authorities say the epidemiological investigation of the case has been completed. They say all necessary interventions to protect the health of the general population have been implemented.
No further details on the child’s condition was provided, citing confidentiality.
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To date, worldwide, the majority of cases among children have been acquired through contact within the same household.
Monkeypox spreads when people have close, physical contact with an infected person’s lesions, their clothing or bedsheets.
Symptoms can include rash, swollen lymph nodes and fever.
Quebec is reporting a total of 493 monkeypox cases.
More than 1,200 cases have been confirmed across nine provinces in Canada, with 35 hospitalizations and no deaths.
—With files from The Canadian Press
