Mpox

Government of Saskatchewan - Public Health Emerging Issues

Mpox webpage
- includes clinical resources.

Mandatory Reporting

Pursuant of the Disease Control Regulations (Saskatchewan), 'mpox" has been designated by the Chief Medical Health Officer as an emerging communicable disease. All suspected cases must be reported by telephone within 48 hours to the local Medical Health Officer.

Information for Healthcare Professionals

Public health authorities and clinicians are advised to be vigilant ant to consider monkeypox in their differential diagnosis of patients presenting with unusual rash, plus other clinical signs consistent with mpox (example - fever, headache, and/or lymphadenopathy).

Standard contact and droplet precautions should be applied in all healthcare settings when a patient presents with fever and rash. In addition, because of the theoretical risk of airborne transmission of mpox virus, airborne precautions should be applied whenever possible. If a patient presenting for care at a hospital or other health care facility is suspected of having mpox, infection control personnel should be notified immediately.