Public Health Ontario reports rise in mpox cases

Ontario’s health agency is reporting a rise in mpox cases after 67 cases were reported between January 1 and June 15 of this year.

Public Health Ontario says during all of last year, there were only 33 confirmed cases of the infectious disease.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says more than 95 per cent of recent cases in Ontario were among men, disproportionately affecting those who are gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.

Toronto Public Health says two doses of the mpox vaccine could reduce risk of contraction by up to 83 per cent.