The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) said Wednesday that the case was confirmed through laboratory tests. “At this time, the risk of community transmission of monkeypox remains low,” Dr. Shanker Nesathurai, acting medical officer of health, said in a media release. “Although cases have mostly been identified among men who report sexual or intimate contact with other men, anyone can get monkeypox. The most commonly reported risk factors include having sexual or intimate contact with young and/or more from a partner.” Symptoms of monkeypox usually develop seven to 14 days after exposure. WECHU says symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion, followed by a rash. According to a report released on July 18, there were 230 confirmed cases of smallpox in Ontario.
