Vancouver Coastal Health urges mpox vaccinations amid recent increase in cases – CBC

Disease mostly spreading among gay and bisexual men and through person-to-person contact, officials say

Apr 09, 2025

Vancouver Coastal Health officials are urging residents, especially men who have sex with other men, to see if they are fully immunized against mpox amid a recent rise in cases.

Mpox, a virus in the same family as smallpox, can cause painful rashes, fever, enlarged lymph nodes, and respiratory symptoms.

Officials say the virus continues to spread primarily through person-to-person contact and is currently affecting gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.

The virus gained prominence in 2022, when it exploded and caused severe disease in communities around the world and was observed as being primarily transmitted through sexual contact.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-coastal-health-mpox-1.7506407