Of the five new cases in Miami Beach, one person is a resident of NY, one person is a resident of Texas, and one person is a resident of Taiwan.
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They add that spraying pesticides in Miami Beach will be challenging because of the number of high-rise buildings. Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said that the American people can not afford to wait any longer for action.
The spread of the Zika virus moved beyond the Miami hotzone where the first homegrown cases in the USA emerged, with federal health officials issuing a travel advisory Friday recommending pregnant women avoid traveling to Miami-Dade County.
Pregnant women and their partners living in Miami or travelling there should take extra precautions against mosquitos such as using insect repellent.
“Anyone coming home from an area where Zika is being transmitted needs to be just as careful as pregnant women about getting bitten by a mosquito”, she said.
Scott said Florida has requested additional support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In its statement Friday, the agency said pregnant women may also want to consider postponing nonessential travel throughout Miami-Dade County if they’re concerned about potential exposure to the mosquito-borne virus.
The Zika virus has officially hit Miami Beach – one of the most popular tourist destinations in the US.
The low-flying planes that have been spraying specialized insecticide over Wynwood can not do so over Miami Beach, due to the presence of high rise buildings and the often windy conditions.
The top Democrat in the Senate says Congress must return from its weekslong summer break to deal with the Zika virus, an unlikely scenario in light of the dysfunction that prevented lawmakers from agreeing on money to fight the mosquito-borne disease.
Another infection zone was previously identified across a roughly 1-square-mile area encompassing Miami’s Wynwood arts district.
Florida’s Department of Health said there are 35 cases of likely local transmission in the state, including the two new cases that were identified Thursday outside of the Wynwood neighborhood.
Of the five Miami Beach transmissions, two of the people live in the city, while the other three are visitors and are no longer in the area.
Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine said during a news conference Friday afternoon that the Zika reports certainly aren’t ideal for tourism, but he expects the long-term impact to be relatively minor.
Elsewhere, Texas health officials on Monday reported what appears to be the first case of Zika infection traveling across state lines.
It’s hard but important that pregnant women make every effort to avoid mosquito bites and avoid going to areas where Zika is spreading.
The study done on adult mice suggests Zika is a virus that affects neural progenitors is in the brain.
Three vacuum trucks purchased to help Miami Beach fight rising sea levels have been used since the beginning of the year to drain water in low-lying areas where mosquitoes could breed, said Roy Coley, the city’s infrastructure director.
“Yesterday I directed the Department of Business and Professional Regulations to work closely with hotels, attractions and restaurants in Miami-Dade County to connect them with resources for Zika prevention and education”, Scott said.
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The FDA also recommends that anyone who has traveled recently to an area where the Zika virus is active refrain from donating blood.
