Global News: First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain confirmed in Manitoba

“The data suggests that (the Winnipeg case’s symptoms) will be self-resolving and we’ll just have to monitor for those close contacts,” said Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, an infectious disease specialist and associate professor at the University of Manitoba.

The case comes days after U.S. health officials confirmed the first case of clade 1 mpox in the country, which was found in a person who recently returned to California from a trip to eastern Africa.

“The unfortunate reality is we knew we were going to see cases here (in Canada),” Kindrachuk said. “Winnipeg is the first and likely not the last unfortunately.”

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