Canada has recorded until Friday 77 confirmed cases of so-called monkey pox, almost all detected in Quebec, where the authorities consider the situation “worrying”.
The North American nation had confirmed its first two cases on May 20 in this French-speaking province.
A situation deemed “worrying”, explained Dr. Howard Njoo, deputy chief administrator of the Federal Public Health Agency of Canada, during a press conference. The authorities fear in particular “that the cases will run in families and affect pregnant women or young children”, he added.
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Njoo also clarified that this spread “is not (limited) to any particular group or setting” and can therefore affect “anyone, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation”.
In this sense, smallpox vaccines were delivered to the province. They can be effective in protecting contact cases because there is no specific cure for monkeypox, which usually goes away on its own.
Monkeypox is mainly a mild diseasebut its spread outside endemic areas, such as West Africa, remains a concern.
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Since the current spike in cases began nearly a month ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) 550 cases in 30 countriesmainly European, where the disease is not endemic and is very rarely detected.
This infectious disease is characterized by the appearance of rashes, which can be painful, especially if they are in sensitive areas such as the genitals.
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