Niagara Region Public Health reports first confirmed monkeypox case in a Niagara resident.
Niagara has its first case of Monkeypox.
Public Health says it's conducting case and contact management to identify at-risk contacts and prevent spreading the virus.
Monkeypox can spread from person to person through contact with an infected person's bodily fluids, sores, or materials such as bedding, clothing or toothbrushes.
Individuals with numerous sexual partners are at a higher risk of contracting the virus.
Symptoms can include muscle aches and pain, a blistering rash, chills, swollen lymph nodes and fever.
Anyone who has had close contact with a suspected or confirmed case is advised to monitor for symptoms for 21 days, and call their doctor if they develop symptoms.
Public Health says it will offer several monkeypox vaccination clinics for at-risk individuals from August 2nd until August 4th.
More information on clinics will be made public later this week.
For more information on monkeypox, click here.
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