Monkeypox cases under investigation in Canada as outbreak spreads in Europe, U.S. [View all]
Source: CBC News
Health officials in Quebec are investigating more than a dozen cases of suspected monkeypox in Canada, after U.S. and European health officials confirmed rising cases of the rare infectious disease — suggesting a wider outbreak may be happening globally.
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The U.S. confirmed its first case of monkeypox in a man who recently travelled to Canada, after European health officials confirmed more than two dozen cases of the rare infectious disease this week, suggesting a wider outbreak may be happening globally.
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UKHSA said four of the cases detected in Britain self-identified as gay, bi-sexual or other men who have sex with men and has urged men who are gay and bisexual to be aware of any unusual rashes or lesions and to immediately contact a sexual health service.
The virus is known to spread through surface transmission or close contact but has not previously been characterized as a sexually transmitted infection — though it can be passed on through direct contact during sex.
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Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/monkeypox-canada-quebec-europe-us-outbreak-1.6458523
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