'Meningitis, by definition is an infection of the protective covering of the spinal cord. The time-frame in which they have been detected has not been confirmed either, but statements from officials indicate that they are relatively recent and are tied to Pride festivities. Officials have not revealed where in Florida the cases have been found, or if they are even all in the same region. It leaves the gay and bisexual community in Florida with another concern heading into a weekend of reveling, as monkeypox has also been found to be traveling through the demographic as well. Pictured: Revelers take pictures at a Pride event on June 18 in Wilton Manors, Florida Ahead of the final weekend of Pride month, Florida officials and the CDC are warning of a 'historic' outbreak of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in the Sunshine state.
