Canada has recorded the first ever confirmed case of Mpox Clade I variant in a traveller from Manitoba, as per reports from Canada's Public Health Agency (PHAC). The individual who has tested positive is said to have contracted the virus from central and eastern Africa.

OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed the country’s first case of a more severe type of mpox in a person in Manitoba, though it says the risk to the general population remains low. The agency says the travel-related case is associated with an ongoing outbreak of what’s known as clade 1 mpox in central and eastern Africa.

The Manitoba government is reporting the first confirmed case of mpox in the province, noting it is also a strain that has not been seen in Canada before.

The Public Health Agency of Canada said this travel-related case was associated with an ongoing outbreak of clade I mpox in central and eastern Africa. "The individual sought medical care for mpox symptoms in Canada shortly after their return and is currently isolating,

The World Health Organization maintains the highest level of readiness regarding monkeypox, also known as mpox. Infections have been confirmed in 80 countries. The most challenging situation is in Africa,