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Officials: Zika found in South Beach; spraying not practical
Officials: Zika found in South Beach; spraying not practical
A City of Miami Beach Sanitation worker gets ready to clean the alleyways of South Beach, sucking up still waters and debris with a mobile vacuum, Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, Miami Beach, Fla., as part of the city's Zika clean-up.Guerrero/El Nuevo Herald via AP) The Associated PressBy JENNIFER KAY, Associated PressMIAMI (AP) — South Beach has been identified as a second site of Zika transmission by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland, and containing it there will be difficult because high-rise buildings and strong winds make it impractical to spray the neighborhood from the air, officials said Friday.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.
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Officials: Zika won't hurt South Florida tourism in long run
Officials: Zika won't hurt South Florida tourism in long run
Officials: Zika won't hurt South Florida tourism in long runPhoto: C.M.Guerrero, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 A City of Miami Beach Sanitation worker gets ready to clean the alleyways of South Beach, sucking up still waters and debris with a mobile vacuum, Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, Miami Beach, Fla., as part of the city's Zika clean-up.Guerrero/El Nuevo Herald via AP) less A City of Miami Beach Sanitation worker gets ready to clean the alleyways of South Beach, sucking up still waters and debris with a mobile vacuum, Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, Miami Beach, Fla., as part of the city's ... more Photo: C.M.
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Officials: Zika Won't Hurt South Florida Tourism in Long Run
Officials: Zika Won't Hurt South Florida Tourism in Long Run
The discovery of Zika-carrying mosquitoes in South Florida certainly isn't ideal for tourism, but local officials and business leaders are confident the long-term impact on the tourism industry will be minor.Transmission of the virus via mosquito has been confirmed in two sites in Miami-Dade County, but Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine said in a news conference Friday he is confident in the city's efforts to combat it.City workers are trying to get rid of standing water and foliage that might attract the insects, while the county begins a fumigation program to kill the bugs.
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