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Montreal child under 5 treated in hospital for monkeypox


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A total of 493 cases have been reported in Quebec, with no deaths.

In most cases, the disease disappears on its own within two to four weeks. Above: A monkeypox vaccination clinic in Montreal. Photo by John Mahoney/Montreal Gazette

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A child under the age of 5 has contracted monkeypox, the Montreal Department of Public Health confirmed.

The child was treated at Ste-Justine hospital after two PCR tests came back positive.