Quebec health authorities said Tuesday that 90 cases of monkeypox were reported in the province on June 6, a sharp increase from last week’s report.
On June 1, Health Quebec reported 52 reported cases of monkeypox, twice as many as the previous weekly report. According to the latest analysis, the number of cases has almost doubled again.
According to Canadian health authorities, the situation in Quebec is worriedalthough it is not equivalent to COVID-19, which is more contagious than monkeypox.
Quebec is the Canadian province most affected by monkeypox. Thus, on June 3, Canadian authorities confirmed that there were 58 active cases of the disease in Canada, but 52 of them were in Quebec.
Quebec health authorities are closely tracking the contacts of those affected. In addition, the Direction régionale de santé publique (DRSP) in Montreal has made recommendations to health professionals who are likely to assess people infected with simian orthopoxvirus (simian pox).
Vaccination in contact cases is also progressing, with 813 doses of the vaccine given since May 27.
In Montreal, The outbreak continues to affect men who have sex with mensaid the metropolis ’DRSP last week.
The most important thing is to obtain epidemiology from local health authorities to verify the most defined epidemiological parameters.for his part he mentioned Canada’s chief public health official, Dr. Theresa Tam.
The first reported case of monkeypox in Quebec showed symptoms on April 29.
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