Thursday, August 25, 2016

Zika Q&A: What you need to know about the virus : 13newsnow





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Zika Q&A: What you need to know about the virus

Zika Q&A: What you need to know about the virus
Zika Q&A: What you need to know about the virus
File photo of a mosquito on s human hand (Photo: Anest, Getty Images/iStockphoto)Florida officials believe Zika is now spreading in the Miami area, marking the first time that the virus has been spread by local mosquitoes in the continental USA.Previously all cases were linked to travel to Zika-affected regions.The virus, which is mainly transmitted via mosquito bite, is known to cause devastating birth defects.


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Bulloch County resident tests positive for Zika virus

Bulloch County resident tests positive for Zika virus
Bulloch County resident tests positive for Zika virus
A captured Aedes aegypti mosquito is shown at the Florida Mosquito Control District Office, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, in Marathon, Fla.Pending a November referendum vote, mosquito control officials are prepared to release up to three million mosquitoes produced by the British company Oxitec over the next three to six months.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)Georgia Southern University Student Health Services received notification on Wednesday that an individual has tested positive for the Zika virus in Bulloch County.


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More than 60 cases of Zika virus reported in Georgia

More than 60 cases of Zika virus reported in Georgia
More than 60 cases of Zika virus reported in Georgia
MIAMI BEACH, FL - AUGUST 24: Carlos Varas, a Miami-Dade County mosquito control inspector, uses a dipper to find mosquito larvae in standing water on a property in the Miami Beach neighborhood as the county fights to control the Zika virus outbreak on August 24, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida.The number of locally transmitted cases in Wynwood and Miami Beach has reached 41.(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Photo: Joe Raedle, 2016 Getty Images)The number of travel-related Zika virus cases is growing in Georgia.


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Brooks assesses local Zika virus preparedness

Brooks assesses local Zika virus preparedness
Brooks assesses local Zika virus preparedness
Anderson, IN (46016)TodayMixed clouds and sun this morning.Scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon.Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph.


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Second case of non-travel-related Zika virus in Palm Beach County

Second case of non-travel-related Zika virus in Palm Beach County
Second case of non-travel-related Zika virus in Palm Beach County
Rick Scott has announced Wednesday that a second case of non-travel related Zika virus has been reported in Palm Beach County.Palm Beach County two other counties, Miami-Dade and Pinellas, in having Zika virus infections confirmed as occurring locally."To date we have a total of 43 cases that are non-travel related in the entire state," Scott said.


Second case of non-travel-related Zika virus in Palm Beach County

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