By Canadian Press
June 6, 2022 | 15:57
VANCOUVER – BC Disease Control Center has announced the first case of smallpox in the British Columbia, with a national total of almost 80 cases.
The center says its lab has confirmed the infection in a Vancouver resident, but is awaiting further confirmation from the National Microbiology Lab.
It says in a statement that Vancouver Coastal Health is monitoring the public health of the case.
On Friday, the National Microbiology Laboratory said 77 cases of monkeypox had been confirmed in Canada, 71 in Quebec, five in Ontario and one in Alberta.