Health officials recommend Club Dallas visitors monitor for monkeypox symptoms after reported case
An out-of-state visitor infected with monkeypox had multiple sexual encounters at Club Dallas' sauna between June 22-25, Dallas County Health & Human Services said.
The infected person self-identifies as a man who has sex with other men, according to
Dallas County health officials. The health department added monkeypox can affect anyone, regardless of sexual orientation.
The traveler was infectious while visiting the sauna at Club Dallas between June 22-25.
Thursday's announcement comes one day after the county announced its
first locally transmitted monkeypox case.
"We're definitely watching this very closely," Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Dr. Philip Huang said.
Health officials said that separate case from earlier this week was an out-of-state visitor who was in town for the Daddyland Festival over the Fourth of July weekend.
According to officials, the person in that earlier case reported attendance at the festival and other private parties. The visitor went to a Dallas hospital with a rash and was diagnosed with the virus through lab testing.
An out-of-state visitor infected with monkeypox had multiple sexual encounters at Club Dallas' sauna between June 22-25, Dallas County Health & Human Services said.
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