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Canada has confirmed 81 cases of the disease, most of which have been reported in Quebec
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Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Teresa Tam. Canada has issued a travel advice to warn of procedures to control the spread of the disease. Photo by Justin Tang / The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA – Canada issued a monkey measles travel notice on Tuesday, advising travelers to more than two dozen countries, including Australia, Britain and the United States, to take precautions and warn of potential delays in returning home if they become ill. .
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In a Level 2 notice – a degree called for the avoidance of non-essential travel – the Public Health Agency of Canada said passengers could be subjected to procedures to limit the spread of monkeypox, such as isolation if infected.
“You may have limited access to timely and appropriate health care if you become ill and may experience a delay in returning home,” the agency said on Twitter.
Outbreaks of the virus have been reported in about 30 countries where smallpox is not endemic, with more than 911 confirmed or suspected cases, mostly in Europe.
Canada has confirmed 81 cases of the disease, most of which have been reported in Quebec.
Monkeypox, which is spread by close contact and was first discovered in monkeys, is found mainly in West and Central Africa and only occasionally spreads elsewhere.
(Report by Ismail Shaquille in Ottawa; edited by Richard Pullin)
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