The Government of Manitoba says that so far no case of monkeypox has been reported in the province.

A government spokesperson confirmed the news to CTV News Winnipeg on Friday morning. "So far, no suspected or confirmed cases have been identified in Manitoba.

The province said if a change must be reported, public health will do so appropriately. According to the federal government, 58 cases of monkeypox have been reported in Canada. Alberta reported its first case on Thursday.

The majority of confirmed cases are in Quebec with 52 cases, followed by five cases in Ontario. The symptoms of monkeypox are similar to those of ordinary smallpox, but generally milder.

The first signs are fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, chills, and fatigue. A distinctive feature of monkeypox is that the infection also causes lymph node swelling.

It usually takes seven to 17 days from the time a person is infected to the onset of symptoms, although it can be as little as five days and up to 21 days, and the infection lasts between two and four weeks.