They are the first areas on the USA mainland where health officials determined mosquitoes were transmitting Zika.
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Scott described the targeted areas of Wynwood and Miami Beach as small..
If you’ve traveled to Brazil or another country affected by Zika virus, there are a few precautions you should take to help reduce the potential spread of the virus.
Even though Zika has been in the news for months, there are still a lot of misconceptions about it. Here & Now’s Meghna Chakrabarti hears more from Dr. Christine Curry, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the University of Miami Hospital.
Among the people who recently tested positive were visitors from New York, Texas and Taiwan. The virus can also be spread through sex, making it unique among mosquito-borne diseases.
Gigi Mains said she is concerned she could be exposed to the Zika virus while living in Broward County in south Florida. Their words: “It may sound weird, but researchers are planning just such a study – this winter, when mosquitoes aren’t biting – to help speed development of much-needed Zika vaccines”. However, it is particularly unsafe to pregnant women because it can lead to severe birth defects, including microcephaly, which leaves babies with abnormally small heads and developmental problems.
According to worldwide reports, there have been 2,260 cases of the Zika virus reported in the United States as of last Wednesday.
Five cases of Zika have been connected to mosquitoes in Miami Beach, bringing the state’s caseload to 36 infections not related to travel outside the U.S., Florida’s governor and health department announced Friday.
The woman’s infection was confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
He said over 26,000 jobs were added in July across the state.
Gov. Scott will head to Miami to educate students at Jose de Diego Middle School on ways to avoid getting Zika. More than 15.5 million people made overnight visits to Miami and nearby beaches in 2015, with an impact of $24.4 billion, according to figures from the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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Starting Monday, 7,600 kids in Miami-Dade County will be attending school inside of one of the Zika zones – there are now two in the county. Philip said additional cases are being investigated in the county. He also criticized Congress for taking a recess before passing a Zika funding bill.
