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Price excludes HST but includes professional staff services ($300), documentation ($235), transfer within 50 kms ($200), administration vehicle ($175), Container ($225), Facilities Shelter ($160). City Registration Fee ($49), Coroner Certificate ($75), Cerematorium ($560). Dermody's Halton Region Public Health has confirmed Hal- ton's first reported case of monkeypox. In a news release issued June 8, the Halton Region's Medical Officer of Health Dr. Hamidah Meghani said the individual afflicted with the virus is currently isolating at home and all their contacts have been notified by Halton Region Public Health. The Region said the in- fected person is an adult male who was previously identified as a contact of a probable case in Ontario. No additional informa- tion about the individual, such as the municipality he resides in, has been provid- ed. "While most people infec- ted with monkeypox will have mild symptoms, some people, such as children, pregnant women and those with immunodeficiencies, are at higher risk for severe disease," said Meghani. "If you have symptoms of monkeypox, it is impor- tant to stay home and call your doctor to be assessed. When seeking medical care, you should wear a high-quality medical mask and cover up all lesions." Meghani said monkey- pox symptoms typically in- clude fever, headache, swollen lymph nodes, low energy, muscle aches and skin rash or lesions. The rash usually begins within one to three days of the start of a fever. Lesions can be flat or slightly raised, filled with clear or yellowish fluid, and can then crust, dry up and fall off, much like chickenpox. The number of lesions on one person can range from a few, to several thou- sand. The rash tends to be concentrated on the face, palms of the hands and soles of the feet. Symptoms can report- edly start within five to 21 days after exposure to monkeypox, but usually appear in six to 13 days. Symptoms last between two to four weeks and go away on their own without treatment. A person infec- ted with monkeypox can be contagious five days prior to the onset of a rash until the rash has cleared and new skin has formed after a few weeks. Meghani said the virus can spread from person-to- person by respiratory se- cretions, direct contact with skin lesions, and/or contact with materials con- taminated with the virus (e.g., bedding, clothing). The virus enters the body through broken skin, the respiratory tract or mucous membranes (e.g., mouth, nose, eyes). Transmission through respiratory secretions re- quires prolonged face to face contact with close proximity to an infected person. Halton Region Public Health said they continue to monitor the situation, in- vestigate suspected and confirmed cases and com- plete contact tracing. For more information on the virus, visit Halton Region's monkeypox web- page. FIRST CASE OF MONKEYPOX REPORTED IN HALTON DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com NEWS The Ontario govern- ment is planning to roll out another COVID-19 booster shot this fall for those most at-risk -- and potentially the general population. Dr. Kieran Moore, Onta- rio's Chief Medical Officer of Health, told the Canadi- an Press on Friday (June 10) that the next round of COVID-19 vaccination is part of the government's fall COVID-19 strategy, in- cluding preparing for pos- sible new variants of the vi- rus. According to him, it is likely that there will be an updated vaccine that will better target the original COVID-19 strain and vari- ants like Omicron. As for COVID-19 hospi- talizations in Halton, there were eight people with the virus in local hospitals as of June 10, down from 20 the previous week. 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