According to the CDC, the complete halting of Zika transmission in Wynwood is the direct result of both aerial and street-level pesticide sprays.
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Scott called on the US government to approve spending to arrest any future spread of the virus in Florida and elsewhere, including funds for mosquito abatement, education and testing for Zika. Health officials said that over the past several weeks, mosquito control workers there have seen fewer of the insects, the main culprits in spreading the virus.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides more information on mosquito-borne diseases.
Miami became the first USA city where Zika was transmitted locally by mosquitoes. Officials are using controversial aerial mosquito spraying and door-to-door checks of buildings to remove standing water that serves as a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Addressing the media at the Health Education Bureau in Colombo, he said a strong quarantine system has been established at the BIA since May and arrangements had been made to strengthen and equip MRI, IDH, etc., to face a possible Zika outbreak. Floridians and visitors are encouraged to travel to Wynwood to visit the local restaurants and businesses that have been affected by the Zika virus, and Scott will be in Wynwood to participate in the event.
“We’re doing everything we can to do educate the public and have the same success in Miami Beach as we have in Wynwood”, Scott said.
But the virus has spread elsewhere in Florida.
The Aedes aegypti is already present in the eastern cities and unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County and, most recently, in Pacoima, but none have tested positive for Zika. A fourth is scheduled Saturday.
Gov. Rick Scott said Monday it’s been 45 days since the last Zika infection in Wynwood. “Authorities in Florida are working very hard to address local transmission, and the aggressive response has included the travel advisory, which is unusual” for the continental United States, she admitted.
But the CDC isn’t exactly advising pregnant women to go to Wynwood.
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The agency still advises pregnant women and their partners living or travelling in the area to take steps to prevent mosquito bites, and it still recommends that anyone who has travelled to the Wynwood area between June 15 and September 18 wait at least 8 weeks before trying to get pregnant. Mosquito season in South Florida continues through the fall, and additional cases could be identified, the CDC said.
