The Sudbury district has its first confirmed case of monkeypox.
Public Health Sudbury & Districts (PHSD) says the person probably acquired the infection in the Toronto area and is currently isolated.
Officials say close contacts have been identified.
“Right now, the risk to the general population remains low, as we haven’t detected the virus circulating in Sudbury and districts, and it doesn’t spread easily,” says Dr. Penny Sutcliffe, a health doctor. “Residents should not have to worry about doing their daily routine activities.”
Public Health continues to monitor the situation closely.
Dr. Sutcliffe says anyone, regardless of sexual orientation, age, or gender, can infect the monkey’s smallpox through contact with body fluids, smallpox wounds, or sharing contaminated items.
PHSD says monkeypox is a rare disease in North America and is spread through close contact with a person infected with the virus, their clothing, or bedding.
They say it can enter the body through skin-to-skin contact with body fluids (e.g., saliva, lesions, blisters, or rashes) and through mucous membranes or respiratory droplets during prolonged face-to-face contact (e.g., breathing). . , talk and cough).