OTTAWA, Jun. 28 (Xinhua) — On Monday (June 27) the Canadian Health Service. The national cumulative total of monkeypox cases stood at 235 as of June 24, with two from British Columbia, four from Alberta, and 45 from Ontario. and 184 in Quebec.
The National Microbiology Laboratory continues to test for the disease. to confirm the results of suspected cases of monkey pox State and territory health and public health systems are investigating patients and managing the outbreak.
states and territories also have access to a vaccine approved in Canada for local use of smallpox. by the National Advisory Committee on Immunization Has issued a recommendation for the use of Imvamune, a vaccine approved by the Canadian Department of Health. for immunization against chickenpox
The bureau said state and territory health agencies had initiated a smallpox vaccination program. and has begun to vaccinate the high-risk population
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), monkey pox is an animal-to-human disease that can infect humans. and is often found in the forests of Central and Western Africa. It is caused by the monkey pox virus, which is in the Orthopox virus family. (Orthopoxvirus)