It added that it has followed up with their close contacts. In a statement, it said that a case of monkeypox had been verified in a resident but the individual had now recovered.
Ottawa Public Health confirmed Friday that the virus had reached the capital. She advised people to contact their local public health authorities for advice if they detect a new rash or sores after sexual activity or close personal contact with other people. She said all the cases were among men aged 20 to 63 and “the majority report having sexual contact with men.” Tam said genome sequencing suggested that the cases in Canada were related to the worldwide outbreak. Monkeypox is typically found in West and Central Africa, though it has now appeared around the world, including in the United Kingdom. She advised doctors and other health workers to “remain vigilant” for symptoms of the virus, including a rash, regardless of whether someone has travelled abroad. The public health officer said efforts were being made in provinces with cases to raise awareness among communities who may be at risk of infection.
“I would like to remind everyone that monkeypox is not limited to just one community.” Most of the cases are currently among men who said they had had sexual contact with other men, though the virus can spread to anyone who has had close physical contact with an infected person or “contaminated objects” such as blankets, she said. The disease mainly spreads from close physical contact, including intimate sexual contact, or exposure to scabs, mucus membranes, bodily fluids or even bed linen, Tam said. “This means rapidly stopping chains of transmission.” Tam said the “primary goal” was to ensure that the outbreak does not spread further or become established in Canada. Tam said the National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends that people who may be at high risk of exposure get vaccinated.īut she said a mass vaccination campaign against the virus is not currently necessary. There were 98 cases in Quebec, nine in Ontario, four in Alberta and one in British Columbia, with other suspected cases being investigated, Dr. He was first alternate out of the Dallas section and got in when Paul Casey withdrew because of an ailing back.Canada's chief public health officer said Friday there were 112 cases of monkeypox across Canada and all of those infected were male. Seven of the top 13 came through qualifiers, including Hadwin. No other major is more open - roughly half the 156-man field has to qualify - and it showed. Thursday was more about birdies and bogeys - mostly the latter in a U.S. Open that first came to Brookline more than a century ago. For those taking the guaranteed money for 54-hole events, he said it felt like “the easy way out.”īut now it’s time for golf, and there a vibe of relief that focus could turn to a U.S. McIlroy, the first to shut down talk of rival leagues in 2020, spoke passionately this week about building on the legacy handed down by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. Open who took part in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf last week, leading the PGA Tour to suspend those members. There’s a lot on the table outside of golf, too, with 13 players at the U.S. “Almost to remind yourself sometimes how much it means to you,” he said. He couldn’t save par on that one and had to accept a 67 - not a bad start, and no apologies for his few outbursts of emotion. So I was sort of cursing the USGA whenever I was going up to the ball.”Īnd then from the ninth fairway, his approach sailed to the right and he flung his club. “It’s hard not to get frustrated because I’m walking up there going, ‘Just come back into the bunker.’ The thickest rough on the course is around the edges of the bunker. Open, whether they be lies or stuff like that, that you just don’t really encounter any other week,” he said. “You’re going to encounter things at a U.S.
He hit that into another bunker, and then twice slammed the club into the sand out of frustration. He tried to drive the reachable par-4 fifth hole and caught an awkward lie in the thick collar above a bunker, forcing him to stand in the sand.