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One Florida Zika Outbreak is Almost Over

One Florida Zika Outbreak is Almost Over

The first official outbreak of Zika virus infection in the continental U.S. may be over as soon as next week, officials say.But the Miami Beach outbreak is going strong and Florida health officials reported seven more locally acquired cases of Zika Thursday.One involves an out-of-state visitor, the department said.


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Florida Zika Count Hits 70 Local Cases

Florida Zika Count Hits 70 Local Cases

Florida health officials said Tuesday they found six new locally transmitted cases of Zika virus, bringing the state's count to 70 cases.Florida Governor Rick Scott traveled to Washington D.C. Tuesday to lobby Congress for federal funding to fight the virus, and doctors repeated warnings that money's running out, even as more and more pregnant women seek testing to see if they have Zika infections.Carlos Varas, a Miami-Dade County mosquito control inspector, uses a Golden Eagle blower to spray pesticide to kill mosquitos in the Miami Beach neighborhood as the county fights to control the Zika virus outbreak on August 24, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida.


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University of Florida awarded $1.7 million to study Zika in Haiti

University of Florida awarded $1.7 million to study Zika in Haiti

The University of Florida announced on September 15 that it has been awarded a US grant of roughly .7 million to research the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Haiti.The University of Florida announced on September 15 that it has been awarded a US grant of roughly .7 million to research the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Haiti.The University of Florida announced on September 15 that it has been awarded a US grant of roughly $1.7 million to research the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Haiti.


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Florida Gets Help to Deal With Backlog of Zika Tests

Florida Gets Help to Deal With Backlog of Zika Tests

PhotoMIAMI — Gov.Rick Scott of Florida announced on Wednesday that the state was getting help to speed up the results of Zika tests, a move that should reduce the inordinately long waits — sometimes up to five weeks — experienced by hundreds of pregnant women who took the state-offered tests at no cost.In a statement, Mr. Scott said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was sending seven laboratory technicians to help process Zika tests — noting that he had made this request in August.

University of Florida awarded $1.7 million to study Zika in Haiti