Health officials are raising concerns about the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, as cases continue to grow in the Bay Area and around the state.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, California has the second highest number of monkeypox cases at 117. This is second only to New York which has reported 122 cases.Several local clinics have traced transmission to at least one event that occurred during San Francisco Pride. The organizers posted to Facebook over the weekend that at least one of their attendees had tested positive for monkeypox, which primarily spreads through skin-to-skin contact.
"It is an infection that is predominantly impacting men who have sex with men, although there is no biological reason for that, Dr. TerMeer told KPIX 5."So we want to make sure we're not stigmatizing the men who have sex with men community in the Bay Area or across the country who may be impacted by monkeypox."
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