Second case of monkeypox reported in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph

Another case of monkeypox has been reported in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, according to Public Health Ontario.

WDG public health spokesperson Danny Williamson said the additional case was found in a male is his 60's who was visiting Wellington County.

Public health will be following up with any high-risk contacts.

Williamson said the risk to the community is considered low at this time.

This is the second case of monkey pox in the region, with the first case reported on June 17 in a Guelph man in his 20’s.

The second case was listed in Ontario Public Health’s epidemiological summary for the period of May 20 to July 18, which tracks all cases of moneypox in the province.

According to Ontario Public Health, there are 230 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Ontario.

Recently, Brant County reported its first case of monkeypox.

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  This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP)