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Zika Testing Urged For All Pregnant Women in Miami-Dade County
Zika Testing Urged For All Pregnant Women in Miami-Dade County
The government on Wednesday recommended Zika testing for all pregnant women who recently spent time anywhere in Florida's Miami-Dade County.The county is the only area in the continental U.S. where mosquitoes have been spreading the virus since the summer.Testing is recommended for pregnant women who lived in - or visited - Miami-Dade since August 1, whether or not they have symptoms.
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CDC Advises Pregnant Women Who Have Been to Miami-Dade to be Tested for Zika
CDC Advises Pregnant Women Who Have Been to Miami-Dade to be Tested for Zika
Pregnant women who have "lived in, traveled to, or had unprotected sex with someone who lived in or traveled to Miami-Dade County" since August 1 should be tested for the Zika virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday."Our guidance today strengthens our travel advice and testing recommendations for pregnant women, to further prevent the spread of the infection among those most vulnerable," Dr. Lyle Petersen, director of the CDC's Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, said in a statement.The updated recommendations for Miami-Dade County come in response to last week's announcement by Florida Gov.
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CDC Warns Pregnant Women Away From Miami Zika 'Red Zone'
CDC Warns Pregnant Women Away From Miami Zika 'Red Zone'
Federal health officials have made a new color-coded map for Miami and say pregnant women should stay out of the "red zone" — where Zika virus is actively infecting new people daily.And they say pregnant women should consider postposing all travel to Miami-Dade county for the time being, designating the entire county a "yellow zone."Miami-Dade County, FL.Red shows areas where pregnant women should not travel.
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