The World Health Organization has declared a public health emergency because of the global monkeypox outbreak,
The ministry said that although the number of cases in B.C. remains low, some community transmission has been identified.
As of Wednesday, there were 61 cases of monkeypox in B.C., including three cases in Fraser Health, 54 in Vancouver Coastal Health and four in Island Health. There are no cases in Interior Health and Northern Health.Last week, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern to manage the global monkeypox outbreak.
Health officials in B.C. say the monkeypox virus does not spread easily from person-to-person. All identified local transmission has involved prolonged skin-to-skin contact, which is suspected to be the primary way the virus is spread. To date, B.C. has received 14,480 doses of vaccine for outbreak control, including post-exposure prophylaxis.
Vaccines are ordered weekly and all doses are distributed to health authorities for administration. As of Wednesday. 7,200 doses were administrated to high-risk people, according to the health ministry.
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