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.
