Quebec's Health Department says five cases have been confirmed in the province, up from two on Thursday.
Monkeypox is a rare disease that comes from the same family of viruses as variola. That virus causes smallpox, which the World Health Organization declared eradicated around the globe in 1980. It is also linked to the vaccinia virus used in the smallpox vaccine.
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control said Friday that it is not investigating any suspected cases or possible contacts of monkeypox in the province after having ruled out two potential contacts. Canada does keep a small stockpile of smallpox vaccine in case of a biological incident, like a laboratory exposure.
Public Services and Procurement Canada put out a tender last month to purchase 500,000 doses of the Imvamune smallpox vaccine on behalf of the Public Health Agency of Canada from 2023 to 2028. The company announced Thursday it had secured a deal with an unnamed European country to supply its vaccine in response to monkeypox cases.
Canadian health systems are casting a wide net in their search for more cases, she said, because there is not enough known about why the virus is suddenly cropping up around the globe.
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