There are four cases of monkeypox under investigation in Toronto, public health officials said Monday.
Toronto Public Health said only one positive case of the disease has been confirmed so far. Eight other suspected cases are negative.
“No new laboratory-confirmed cases have been reported since our latest update,” social media officials said. “We will continue to inform the public.”
Toronto Public Health will update a new dashboard at 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
As of Friday, there is one confirmed case and four possible infections. The first laboratory-confirmed case was reported on May 26 in a man believed to be in his 40s who had contact with someone who had recently traveled to Montreal. Authorities said the patient was “stable” in hospital at the time.
Ontario’s chief medical officer issued an order last week requiring healthcare providers to report all possible or suspected cases of monkeypox to public health units.
Public health officials said monkeypox “is generally not easily transmitted from person to person.” It is spread mainly by contact with body fluids, but can also be transmitted after prolonged face-to-face contact.
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Symptoms usually appear seven to 14 days after exposure and may include fever, muscle aches, swollen lymph notes, and rash or lesions. A person is considered infectious five days before the onset of the rash, until the lesions begin to form scabs and fall off.
Authorities say the infection is rarely fatal.
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