Montreal has 17 suspected cases of smallpox; officials say “it’s not highly contagious” or serious
Montreal Public Health said it is urging health workers to be alert for monkeypox after seeing 17 suspicious cases in the area over the past week. The head of public health, Dr. Mylene Drouin, said on Thursday, however, that the disease is not extremely contagious and is the mildest of two strains. The virus is …