FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The mpox emergency in South Florida is contained, but experts say it is not entirely over.
So far, 1,700 people in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties have had the virus this year as an outbreak swept the country. Experts say reformed behaviors, effective vaccines and quick interventions helped contain contain the spread of the infectious disease formerly known as monkeypox.
This summer, cases in South Florida rose after Gay Pride Month events reaching a peak in August with 384 cases in Broward, 404 in Miami-Dade and 60 in Palm Beach in that month alone. Most of the U.S. cases are men who have sex with men, and symptoms often include lesions or pox that can become painful and itchy.
