Moira Wyton – 8 Jun 2022 – TheTyee.ca – British Columbia’s first confirmed monkeypox infection is “an isolated case” and the risk is low, health officials said this week. Public health is conducting contact tracing and supporting the individual at home.
Canada has confirmed at least 77 cases of the virus, which has broken out in a number of countries where it is not typically seen in recent weeks.
Monkeypox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus that transmits through close physical contact with sores and lesions, items like bedding, towels and utensils, and respiratory droplets during prolonged, face-to-face contact with someone who is infected.