Number of cases of monkeypox across Canada now up to 112 – CBC

Vaccines being made available to those at high risk

Jun 10, 2022

Monkeypox is continuing to spread across Canada — particularly in Quebec — Canada’s chief public health officer said Friday.

Speaking to reporters, Dr. Theresa Tam said 112 cases of the disease have been detected across the country — 98 in Quebec. There are nine cases in Ontario, four in Alberta and one in British Columbia.

Tam said all of the patients are males between the ages of 20 and 63. The majority of them had sexual contact with other men.

“We’re learning all the time about this virus which we haven’t seen outside of the African countries,” said Tam.

Tam said doctors are testing people who have rashes and are sometimes finding diseases other than monkeypox.

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