People who 'feel sick' or have rashes should not attend summer parties or festivals in case they have monkeypox, health chiefs in Chicago have warned.
The city's Department of Public Health insisted it gave the warning to ensure residents could make 'informed choices' about gathering in places where the tropical disease could spread.
Chicago's monkeypox tally doubled to eight this weekend, with at least one case linked back to the annual fetish festival Mr Leather which took place last month.
It is thought to be the first city to issue the warning, although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also warned people who were ill or had rashes to stay away from others earlier this month.
America recorded another seven monkeypox cases yesterday bringing its tally to a total of 72 infections. Four of the new cases were in New York City, while one each was in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. It was not clear where the seventh was recorded.
Globally, more than 1,800 cases of the rash-causing virus have been detected in at least 45 countries outside of West Africa — where it is native.
It comes as the World Health Organization says it will rename the illness because its name is 'racist and discriminatory towards Africa'.
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