MONTREAL — Quebec health officials are reporting a dozen new cases of monkeypox for a total of 248 since the outbreak began in the province. Earlier this week, authorities reported 236 declared cases in the province.
MONTREAL — Quebec health officials are reporting a dozen new cases of monkeypox for a total of 248 since the outbreak began in the province.
Earlier this week, authorities reported 236 declared cases in the province.
Quebec’s health ministry says 9,437 doses of the vaccine have been administered since May 27 to contain Canada’s largest outbreak of the disease.
Public health officials say most cases are among men who report intimate contact with men, but say anyone can contract monkeypox.
Smallpox vaccines have proven effective against the monkeypox virus.
The rare disease comes from the same family of viruses that cause smallpox, which the World Health Organization declared eradicated worldwide in 1980.
Monkeypox does not usually spread easily between people and is transmitted by prolonged close contact through respiratory droplets, direct contact with skin lesions or body fluids, or through contaminated clothing or bedding.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 7, 2022.
The Canadian Press
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