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By Glen Hendry
Published June 30, 2022 at 2:54 p.m.
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The Durham region has the first confirmed case of monkeypox, one of 67 cases in the province confirmed by Ontario public health.
The majority of the cases – 54 – are from Toronto, with Ottawa (3), Halton (2) and Middlesex-London (2) also confirming a number of cases. Isolated cases have been confirmed in the regions of Durham and Peel, Haldimand-Norfolk, Peterborough, Simco-Muskoka and Wellington-Dufferin-Gelf.
All 67 cases were men aged 23 to 60 years
There are also five “likely” cases of monkeypox – including one woman – from Toronto, Peel and London.
A spokesman for the office of Dr. Robert Kyle, a medical officer in the Durham area, confirmed the Ontario public health report. The home community of the confirmed case was not disclosed to protect the person’s identity.
The most commonly reported symptoms of the virus include rash, oral / genital lesions, swollen lymph nodes, headache, fever, chills, myalgia, and fatigue.
The most commonly reported risk factors are:
- engaging in sexual or intimate contact (eg hugging, kissing, cuddling) with a new and / or more than one partner
- Travel, weakened immunity or close contact with someone outside the countryside have been reported less frequently.
Although the cases are found mainly among men who report sexual or intimate contact with other men, anyone can get monkeypox. Various factors that can increase the potential risk of exposure include close, sexual and / or other intimate contact with someone who has a monkey rash, sores or scabs.
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