Looks Like We Can Blame Canada For Monkeypox

Tuckerfan · May 19, 2022

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Monkeypox cases under investigation in Canada as outbreak spreads in Europe, U.S.

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.

Radio-Canada reported Wednesday that Montreal public health officials are investigating at least 13 cases flagged by doctors in the city, following diagnoses made in three clinics specializing in sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections. Laboratory confirmation of the cases are in progress and an announcement is expected in the coming days.

Quebec's Ministry of Health and Social Services said in a statement to CBC News late Wednesday they were notified of a person with a confirmed case of monkeypox who travelled to the province. While the ministry said it cannot confirm any additional cases yet, it is investigating reports of about 10 people with genital lesions that may be associated with disease.

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.

Man in U.S. case travelled to Canada
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed a single case of monkeypox infection on Wednesday in an adult man who had been to Canada and returned to the state — but did not specifically say which province the man had travelled to. STAT News reported Wednesday that the man had travelled to Quebec.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said in a statement to CBC News Wednesday that there were no cases of monkeypox reported to the agency yet.

"PHAC is aware of and closely monitoring the current situation concerning the reporting of monkeypox cases in Europe. No cases have been reported to PHAC at this time," a spokesperson said in an email.

"PHAC has alerted provincial and territorial public health authorities and laboratory partners across Canada to be alert for and investigate any potential cases. As the situation evolves we will continue to keep Canadians informed."

The agency said it was also "collaborating closely" with international partners including the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on the investigation.

Britain reported its first case of monkeypox on May 7 and has found nine in total since then, while Portuguese health officials confirmed five cases Wednesday and Spain is investigating more than 20 possible infections.

"This, once again, highlights the threat of viruses like this," Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, an infectious diseases epidemiologist and technical lead on COVID-19 and emerging diseases with the WHO, said during a press conference this week.

"We really need to better understand the extent of monkeypox in endemic countries like in DRC and in Nigeria, Central African Republic and others to really understand how much is circulating and the risk that it poses for people who are living there — as well as the risk of exportation."

U.K. cases may suggest community transmission
It's unusual to see monkeypox in Europe and North America, but there are thousands of cases on an annual basis throughout West and Central Africa, WHO officials said this week.

The earliest known case in the U.K. was linked to travel in Nigeria, according to the U.K. Health Security Agency. But the two latest infections there, reported on Wednesday, were not tied to either travel or to other previously confirmed cases.

"So it is possible they acquired the infection through community transmission," the agency said.

Angela Rasmussen, a virologist and researcher with the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) said the spread of cases in Europe and North America was surprising compared to previous outbreaks of monkeypox.

"It does seem to be spreading, at least from the information that we have so far, through human to human contact," she told CBC News.

"Which means that it's either that it's a more transmissible variant of monkeypox than any that we've seen before between humans, or there are behaviours that are associated with increased transmission."

Possible sexual transmission
Dr. Robert Pilarski, a family physician who treated several recent suspected monkeypox patients at Clinique Médicale La Licorne in Montreal, said so far, cases appear to be tied to close contact, and impacting members of the city's LGBT community.

"What's going to be the most important is people who do have the infection — who have had contact with the person who was diagnosed or had symptoms — should isolate themselves and stop spreading the disease to others," he said.

The 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.

Pilarski, however, is concerned about targeting certain groups. "I don't think the disease is going to be serious enough, or have serious consequences, to put more stigma on the community — I hope not," he said.

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.

"We didn't think that Ebola virus was sexually transmitted and of course, it was found in semen. Same thing with Zika virus," said Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases physician at Toronto General Hospital.

"The question is, is this sexually transmitted? The answer is unknown. But of course we do know it's transmitted by people who are in close proximity to each other. So it's not surprising that it might be amplified among sexual networks of people."

The virus is known to spread through a variety of ways — including respiratory droplets, open sores, contact with bodily fluids, or by touching contaminated clothes or bedding.

Monkeypox was first identified in the 1950s when two outbreaks occurred in colonies of monkeys used for research purposes, with the first human case reported in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The illness is often likened to a milder form of smallpox, a disease which has been eradicated globally through widespread vaccination against the smallpox virus.

Smallpox vaccine effective
The smallpox vaccine is largely effective against monkeypox as well, but routine immunization programs ended in Canada in the early 1970s — leaving Canadians under 50 vulnerable to infection.

"There certainly are generations of people that have not received a smallpox vaccine and would have no protection against monkeypox infection if they were exposed," Bogoch said.

Symptoms of a monkeypox infection can include fever, headache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion, along with lesions across the body.

There is no proven treatment, and infections can be deadly for up to one in 10 people who become infected, depending on the strain. Pilarski stressed people typically heal from monkeypox, despite the lack of approved treatments.

A vaccine developed against smallpox has been approved for monkeypox, and several anti-virals also appear to be somewhat effective.

"It is possible that even though the supplies of that vaccine are somewhat limited from country to country, a ring vaccination strategy could be used to prevent people who have been exposed from becoming infected," said Rasmussen.

"There is also a drug that also can be used to treat pox virus infections. So it's not as though we don't have any tools whatsoever to contain this outbreak."
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Steal Your Face · May 19, 2022

Tuckerfan said: ↑

Thanks, guys.

Monkeypox cases under investigation in Canada as outbreak spreads in Europe, U.S.

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.

Radio-Canada reported Wednesday that Montreal public health officials are investigating at least 13 cases flagged by doctors in the city, following diagnoses made in three clinics specializing in sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections. Laboratory confirmation of the cases are in progress and an announcement is expected in the coming days.

Quebec's Ministry of Health and Social Services said in a statement to CBC News late Wednesday they were notified of a person with a confirmed case of monkeypox who travelled to the province. While the ministry said it cannot confirm any additional cases yet, it is investigating reports of about 10 people with genital lesions that may be associated with disease.

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.

Man in U.S. case travelled to Canada
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed a single case of monkeypox infection on Wednesday in an adult man who had been to Canada and returned to the state — but did not specifically say which province the man had travelled to. STAT News reported Wednesday that the man had travelled to Quebec.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said in a statement to CBC News Wednesday that there were no cases of monkeypox reported to the agency yet.

"PHAC is aware of and closely monitoring the current situation concerning the reporting of monkeypox cases in Europe. No cases have been reported to PHAC at this time," a spokesperson said in an email.

"PHAC has alerted provincial and territorial public health authorities and laboratory partners across Canada to be alert for and investigate any potential cases. As the situation evolves we will continue to keep Canadians informed."

The agency said it was also "collaborating closely" with international partners including the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and the U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on the investigation.

Britain reported its first case of monkeypox on May 7 and has found nine in total since then, while Portuguese health officials confirmed five cases Wednesday and Spain is investigating more than 20 possible infections.

"This, once again, highlights the threat of viruses like this," Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, an infectious diseases epidemiologist and technical lead on COVID-19 and emerging diseases with the WHO, said during a press conference this week.

"We really need to better understand the extent of monkeypox in endemic countries like in DRC and in Nigeria, Central African Republic and others to really understand how much is circulating and the risk that it poses for people who are living there — as well as the risk of exportation."

U.K. cases may suggest community transmission
It's unusual to see monkeypox in Europe and North America, but there are thousands of cases on an annual basis throughout West and Central Africa, WHO officials said this week.

The earliest known case in the U.K. was linked to travel in Nigeria, according to the U.K. Health Security Agency. But the two latest infections there, reported on Wednesday, were not tied to either travel or to other previously confirmed cases.

"So it is possible they acquired the infection through community transmission," the agency said.

Angela Rasmussen, a virologist and researcher with the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) said the spread of cases in Europe and North America was surprising compared to previous outbreaks of monkeypox.

"It does seem to be spreading, at least from the information that we have so far, through human to human contact," she told CBC News.

"Which means that it's either that it's a more transmissible variant of monkeypox than any that we've seen before between humans, or there are behaviours that are associated with increased transmission."

Possible sexual transmission
Dr. Robert Pilarski, a family physician who treated several recent suspected monkeypox patients at Clinique Médicale La Licorne in Montreal, said so far, cases appear to be tied to close contact, and impacting members of the city's LGBT community.

"What's going to be the most important is people who do have the infection — who have had contact with the person who was diagnosed or had symptoms — should isolate themselves and stop spreading the disease to others," he said.

The 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.

Pilarski, however, is concerned about targeting certain groups. "I don't think the disease is going to be serious enough, or have serious consequences, to put more stigma on the community — I hope not," he said.

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.

"We didn't think that Ebola virus was sexually transmitted and of course, it was found in semen. Same thing with Zika virus," said Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases physician at Toronto General Hospital.

"The question is, is this sexually transmitted? The answer is unknown. But of course we do know it's transmitted by people who are in close proximity to each other. So it's not surprising that it might be amplified among sexual networks of people."

The virus is known to spread through a variety of ways — including respiratory droplets, open sores, contact with bodily fluids, or by touching contaminated clothes or bedding.

Monkeypox was first identified in the 1950s when two outbreaks occurred in colonies of monkeys used for research purposes, with the first human case reported in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The illness is often likened to a milder form of smallpox, a disease which has been eradicated globally through widespread vaccination against the smallpox virus.

Smallpox vaccine effective
The smallpox vaccine is largely effective against monkeypox as well, but routine immunization programs ended in Canada in the early 1970s — leaving Canadians under 50 vulnerable to infection.

"There certainly are generations of people that have not received a smallpox vaccine and would have no protection against monkeypox infection if they were exposed," Bogoch said.

Symptoms of a monkeypox infection can include fever, headache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion, along with lesions across the body.

There is no proven treatment, and infections can be deadly for up to one in 10 people who become infected, depending on the strain. Pilarski stressed people typically heal from monkeypox, despite the lack of approved treatments.

A vaccine developed against smallpox has been approved for monkeypox, and several anti-virals also appear to be somewhat effective.

"It is possible that even though the supplies of that vaccine are somewhat limited from country to country, a ring vaccination strategy could be used to prevent people who have been exposed from becoming infected," said Rasmussen.

"There is also a drug that also can be used to treat pox virus infections. So it's not as though we don't have any tools whatsoever to contain this outbreak."
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Jenee · May 19, 2022

Monkeypox. Murder Hornets? Now they're just making shit up trying to scare us.

Tererune · May 19, 2022

Are we really positive a sharknado cannot happen? Maybe we should do the math on that again just to be sure. Obviously not in the red room, but somewhere.

However, I will be holding out for lemur lesions. Lemur lesions lead to sloth scabs.

Do I need to go on?

We Are Borg · May 19, 2022

Mods, please change this thread title to:

SARS III: Monkeypox Bugabee

Will Power · May 20, 2022

Monkey Pox sucks dead bunnies through a broken & busted straw!

Kommander · May 20, 2022

CDC: To reduce the risk of spreading the disease, the CDC recommends avoiding sexual contact with monkeys.

Anti-Maskers: The CDC isn't the boss of us! Were going to the zoo to run a train on Curious George!

Eightball · May 20, 2022

Shots

Tererune · May 20, 2022

Looks like the right is going to blame Kamala for monkey pox. Or at least Obama.

Tuckerfan · May 21, 2022

Tuckerfan · May 21, 2022

Tererune · May 21, 2022

OK, so don't fuck roadkill or someone who looks like @TheLonelySquire 's mom and we will be fine. Are we sure there is not more we should do? What does that Fauchi fellow say? Just wonderin.

Fisherman's Worf · May 22, 2022

What in the fuck is monkey pox and can I wear a mask and continue to order my groceries online to avoid it?

Fisherman's Worf · May 22, 2022

After reading further I just need to avoid having sex with @We Are Borg , @Ten Lubak , and @14thDoctor.

Close call.

Fisherman's Worf · May 22, 2022

Oh fuck I forgot @Spaceturkey is from Canada too.

Where can I get tested???

Bickendan · May 22, 2022

Fisherman's Worf said: ↑

Oh fuck I forgot @Spaceturkey is from Canada too.

Where can I get tested???
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You should ask @Tuttle. I hear he has an excellent test he can administer...

Tuckerfan · May 22, 2022

So, a number of my coworkers have exhibited skin conditions they find unusual in recent days. I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I’m wondering…

Spaceturkey · May 22, 2022

patient zero found!

Kommander · May 22, 2022

Fisherman's Worf said: ↑

After reading further I just need to avoid having sex with @We Are Borg , @Ten Lubak , and @14thDoctor.

Close call.
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Fisherman's Worf said: ↑

Oh fuck I forgot @Spaceturkey is from Canada too.

Where can I get tested???
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Considering I live within ten miles of a border crossing, it's probably best that we cancel our plans for tonight, just to be on the safe side.

Shirogayne · May 22, 2022

Fisherman's Worf said: ↑

What in the fuck is monkey pox and can I wear a mask and continue to order my groceries online to avoid it?
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Real talk, but apparently, it's a cousin to the eradicated smallpox virus. The smallpox vaccine has been shown to provide some protection in previous m-pox outbreaks. While it's spreading a bit more quickly than usual, it's got nowhere near the contagion rate of COVID, so just lay off having Tuttle suck your balls and you'll be good

Diacanu · May 22, 2022

My mother tried to get me smallpox vaccinated as a baby in the 70's and they said they didn't make the vax anymore even then.
I dunno where these lucky bastards who have it got theirs.

The Original Faceman · May 22, 2022

Shitty countries. Olden days. Things like that.

Tuckerfan · May 22, 2022

Diacanu said: ↑

My mother tried to get me smallpox vaccinated as a baby in the 70's and they said they didn't make the vax anymore even then.
I dunno where these lucky bastards who have it got theirs.

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The disease was eradicated in 1980, and the bulk of the vaccine that was produced in the years leading up to it was used in countries outside of the US. I think after 9/11 there was talk of giving the vaccine to the military on the off-chance that Al Qaeda might somehow get a sample of the virus and release it into the world.

Tuckerfan · May 22, 2022

Shirogayne · May 22, 2022

Tuckerfan said: ↑

Diacanu said: ↑

My mother tried to get me smallpox vaccinated as a baby in the 70's and they said they didn't make the vax anymore even then.
I dunno where these lucky bastards who have it got theirs.

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The disease was eradicated in 1980, and the bulk of the vaccine that was produced in the years leading up to it was used in countries outside of the US. I think after 9/11 there was talk of giving the vaccine to the military on the off-chance that Al Qaeda might somehow get a sample of the virus and release it into the world.
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They were still vaccinating personnel who were stationed in the Middle East when I was in.

Ten Lubak · May 23, 2022

Fisherman's Worf said: ↑

After reading further I just need to avoid having sex with @We Are Borg , @Ten Lubak , and @14thDoctor.

Close call.
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3 drinks and you’ll be game

Tererune · May 23, 2022

Tuckerfan said: ↑

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I can sort of see that spreading. In the real world people do not have the skin of models. If this is a long term thing, which that looks like, then really we need some actual health care system where I can walk in and get some lesions looked at for free without worrying about breaking the bank. Because I wait for things to heal and try to treat them over time this shit would spread if I were more social. I know so many people who would just live with some bumps and sores because that is life.

If the US had a decent public healthcare system where people could go if they got a huge lump or multiple poc marks you would be able to find and stop this. Because we do not have that system monkeypox is going to spread through poor communities who cannot jump up at every lump.

I got a tiny scratch on my foot that turned into an inch wide hole in the ball of my foot skin. It was because of diabetes and smoking, but I tried to treat it and it just kept growing while not getting infected. Had I had health insurance I would have sought care a lot sooner. If I had monkey pox the shit might linger if I do not notice a fever or crippling illness.

Fisherman's Worf · May 24, 2022

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Stop posting photos of Dayton's foot--

Oh...OHHHH.

Eightball · May 24, 2022

Tererun said: ↑

Looks like the right is going to blame Kamala for monkey pox. Or at least Obama.
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They will twist white replacement theory in there for good measure!

Eightball · May 24, 2022

Shirogayne said: ↑

Tuckerfan said: ↑

Diacanu said: ↑

My mother tried to get me smallpox vaccinated as a baby in the 70's and they said they didn't make the vax anymore even then.
I dunno where these lucky bastards who have it got theirs.

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The disease was eradicated in 1980, and the bulk of the vaccine that was produced in the years leading up to it was used in countries outside of the US. I think after 9/11 there was talk of giving the vaccine to the military on the off-chance that Al Qaeda might somehow get a sample of the virus and release it into the world.
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They were still vaccinating personnel who were stationed in the Middle East when I was in.
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I got vaxxed for that and everything else at good old Fort Bliss.

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