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Florida probes three Zika cases outside Miami infection zone

Fifty-seven cases involved pregnant women from around the state.

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The southern U.S. state now has a total of 28 cases of Zika infection that are all believed to have been spread by local mosquitoes carrying the virus, which can cause serious birth defects.

The Wynwood Yard immediately closed down their business, last Tuesday, once they were notified of recent Zika infections contracted in Wynwood. Try to stay in air conditioned places with window screens and avoid or remove any standing water around your home.

Most infected people have no symptoms. Zika can also be spread during sex, so Clay County health officials urge people concerned about contracting the virus to abstain from sex or use condoms.

The DNA-based vaccine contains genetic pieces of the Zika virus. U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson both lobbied for Congress to pass the package, fearing Florida would be hit the hardest by the virus.

“We’re definitely doing what we can”, Rios said. Sexual transmission of Zika virus is possible, and is of particular concern during pregnancy.

Jill Oviatt of the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control says starting Thursday, district employees will put up fliers and door hangers in the area, and set up traps that will be monitored for four weeks.

Georgia health officials said they have found a handful of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in a single trap in the Columbus area. For more information: thewynwoodyard.com or go to the Della Test Kitchen Facebook page. The state has found almost 400 such cases thus far.

Florida now has 21 people who contracted the virus locally.

She is not believed to have traveled to any countries in which Zika is present.

The CDC advises pregnant women not to travel to an area where active Zika transmission is ongoing, and to use insect repellent and wear long trousers and long-sleeved shirts if they are in those areas. An infant girl, whose mother traveled to El Salvador while pregnant, died in Houston shortly after her birth a few weeks ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has been hoping states prepare for the virus, will likely spend its funding by the end of the year.

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