Toronto health officials are investigating the city’s first suspected case of monkeypox.
The case involves a male resident in his 40s who recently had contact with someone who travelled to Montreal; the person is now recovering in hospital, according to Toronto Public Health (TPH).
In a release issued Saturday, the health agency stressed the risk to the public is “very low” and that the disease is not easily spread between people. It generally spreads through contact with bodily fluids from mokeypox sores, contaminated clothes or bedding, or respiratory droplets, according to TPH.
The heatlh department is advising people they may have been exposed
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