In Broward County, with 15 cases of monkeypox identified, an intense push is on to curb the local outbreak before it swells to levels seen in other pockets of the country.
The Illinois city s Department of Public Health told DailyMail.com they would be putting out guidance on social media and printing fliers on the tropical disease to be handed out at events.
The doctors were speaking ahead of the state s Pride celebrations in Fort Lauderdale this weekend. Scientists say monkeypox spreads through touching infectious skin lesions.
With five cases of monkeypox in Broward County, LGBTQ community leaders are calling an emergency town hall in Wilton Manors on Thursday night to try to curb the spread.