Two new suspected cases of monkeypox and a new probable case of the virus were reported in Toronto on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases investigated in the city to four.
Toronto Public Health said all three of the newly reported cases were in men – two in their 30s and one in their 20s – and they were “doing well”.
One of the three men was traveling to Montreal and is in contact with the first suspect. Toronto Public Health said it was investigating the city over the weekend.
The first case involves a man in his 40s who had contact with someone who had recently traveled to Montreal. The agency said on Wednesday that the first case was already considered a probable case.
Quebec’s health officials have reported a total of 15 confirmed cases in the province. Last week, Quebec reported the first cases of the virus in Canada.
It does not spread easily among people
Monkeypox is a rare disease that comes from the same family of viruses that causes smallpox, which the World Health Organization declared eradicated worldwide in 1980.
In general, smallpox is not easily spread between humans and is transmitted through prolonged close contact, including direct contact with respiratory droplets, body fluids, or wounds in an infected person.
Monkeypox is usually milder than smallpox and can cause fever, headache, muscle aches, exhaustion, swollen lymph nodes and lesions all over the body.
Health officials said the risk of monkeypox was low.
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