On June 17, 2022, the Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) distributed a memo and an Infectious Disease Protocol to health care providers and public health units on monkeypox.

Monkeypox has been designated a Disease of Public Health Significance (DOPHS) as “Smallpox and other Orthopoxviruses including Monkeypox” under the Health Protection and Promotion Act. Additionally, an Order from the Chief Medical Officer of Health issued on May 20 on monkeypox reporting has been revoked.

Resources

• June 17, 2022 memo from the CMOH
• June 17, 2022 Infectious Disease Protocol
• Ministry of Health’s information on monkeypox
• Public Health Ontario:
  • Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Monkeypox in Health Care Settings
  • General Monkeypox information and resources