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While the number of cases of the virus remains low, the B.C. government has identified community transmission.
Symptoms of infection typically appear one to two weeks after exposure but may take anywhere from five to 21 days to appear. The disease may begin will flu-like symptoms followed by a rash with sores and blisters, but many people only develop a rash. Monkeypox vaccine available in British Columbia Health Canada has a limited stockpile of the smallpox vaccine , which is effective against monkeypox and is being made available through the BCCDC.
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