Monkeypox spreading locally in gay, bisexual community, top health official says – Galveston County Daily News

The number of monkeypox cases is rising locally mostly among gay and bisexual men, the county’s top public health official said.

“What we’re seeing around the country — and what we’re starting to see in Galveston County — is primarily men who have sex with men and who have had partners in the last couple weeks with painful skin lesions or a fever and blisters,” Dr. Philip Keiser, Galveston County Local Health Authority, said.