Summary of the mpox outbreak in Canada, April 28−December 31, 2022
Rapid coordination and surveillance activities supported the timely implementation of tailored interventions, including the procurement and distribution of vaccines. These actions, coupled with vaccination uptake and behavioural changes, contributed to reducing transmission and health impacts of mpox on the Canadian population.
Authors
- Geneviève Bergeron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9001-979X)
- Geneviève Cadieux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7163-4030)
- Meera Bhulabhai
- Erin Schillberg
- Rukshanda Ahmad
- Julia Paul
- Jeyasakthi Venugopal
- Mireille Plamondon
- Jesse Kancir
- Mayank Singal
- Katherine Twohig
- Austin Zygmunt
Institutions
- Public Health Agency of Canada (CA)
- Nova Scotia Health Authority (CA)
- BC Centre for Disease Control (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canada Communicable Disease Report
- Published
- 2025-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14745/ccdr.v51i23a04
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.07
Funders
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Public Health Agency
- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control