according to newsweek
Zika Could Spread Beyond Florida, Health Official Warns
Zika Could Spread Beyond Florida, Health Official Warns
One of the top U.S. public health officials on Sunday warned that the mosquito-borne Zika virus could extend its reach across the U.S. Gulf Coast after officials last week confirmed it as active in the popular tourist destination of Miami Beach.The possibility of transmission in Gulf States such as Louisiana and Texas will likely fuel concerns that the virus, which has been shown to cause the severe birth defect known as microcephaly, could spread across the continental United States, even though officials have played down such an outcome.Concern has mounted since confirmation that Zika has expanded into a second region of the tourist hub of Miami-Dade County in Florida.
besides nytimes
In Florida, Pregnant Women Cover Up and Stay Inside Amid Zika Fears
In Florida, Pregnant Women Cover Up and Stay Inside Amid Zika Fears
But those cases involved people who are believed to have been infected while traveling, as well as 22 who contracted it by having sex with an infected person.Now that the virus has been transmitted through local mosquitoes, pregnant women say they feel vulnerable and frightened, and wonder how they can keep mosquitoes at bay during an entire pregnancy while living in a state that is swarming with the insects.At a regional meeting of obstetricians and gynecologists in Orlando last week, Zika was the main topic of conversation, said Dr. Karen Harris, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Gainesville who heads the Florida arm of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
by the same token on dailykos
New Zika hot zone in Florida, CDC issues additional warning
New Zika hot zone in Florida, CDC issues additional warning
Plane spraying for mosquitoes in FloridaThe CDC has identified a new transmission area for Zika in the Miami Beach area.There are five new local cases of Zika in Miami Beach and a new 1.5-square-mile transmission zone from the beach to the Intracoastal Waterway, Florida Gov.Rick Scott confirmed Friday during a Miami visit to talk about the virus.
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