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Pride festival in Gran Canaria - which was attended by 80,000 people - is linked to Spanish monkeypox outbreak
"The Gran Canarian pride festival attended by 80,000 from Britain and across Europe is being investigated after being linked to numerous monkeypox cases in Madrid, Italy and Tenerife.
Held between May 5 and May 15, Maspalomas Pride attracts visitors from across the continent."
Among the 30 or so diagnosed in Madrid, there are several who attended the event, although it is not yet possible to know if one of them is patient zero of this outbreak or if they all got infected there,' a health source told El País.
There are two suspected cases in men in the Canary Islands, one with links to the LGBT+ festival.
The development came after it emerged Spanish authorities are also investigating confirmed cases of monkeypox that have been linked to a 'sauna' - which in Spain is used to describe establishments popular with gay men looking for sex rather than just a bathhouse.
The disease, which was first found in monkeys, can be transmitted from person to person through close physical contact - as well as sexual intercourse - and is caused by the monkeypox virus.
The UK Health Security Agency has said a notable proportion of recent cases in Britain and Europe have been found in gay and bisexual men.
'In terms of the infection and its consequences for individuals, I'm not that concerned,' Dr. Dewsnap, president of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, later told BBC Radio 4.
'But I am concerned about our ability to maintain good sexual health services and access for everyone while still managing this new infection.'
Professor Sir Peter Horby, director of the Pandemic Sciences Institute at Oxford University, said 'It would appear that there is some element of sexual transmission perhaps with just the very close contact between people and the skin lesions, because a large proportion of the current cases are being detected in gay and bisexual men.'
Monkeypox is a usually mild infection, with symptoms including fever, headaches and a distinctive bumpy rash.
Spain is assessing different therapeutic options, such as antivirals and vaccines, but so far all cases have mild symptoms and therefore no specific ad hoc treatment has been necessary, Spanish Health minister Carolina Darias told reporters on Friday."