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A young child aged 4 or under has contracted monkeypox, confirms Montreal Public Health.
The infected child tested positive by PCR test twice at the Quebec Public Health Laboratory.
“The epidemiological investigation has been carried out for this case and all the necessary interventions to protect the health of the population have been implemented. To date, across the world, the majority of cases among children have been acquired through contact within the same household.”
More details to come…
