Aug 01 14 Zika cases linked to Miami mosquitoes; CDC cites possible insecticide resistance By Nsikan Akpan Florida Gov. Rick Scott has called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to activate their Emergency Response Team, after the state's health officials identified 10 additional cases of Zika virus infection that appear tied to local mosquitoes. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 4:04 CDC confirms first local transmission of Zika in Florida By PBS News Hour Health officials have confirmed the first transmissions of the Zika virus by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that four people have been infected in the Miami area, but no Zika-carrying… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Florida likely has 'homegrown' Zika outbreak, gov. says By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the governor of Florida said that his state most likely has the first “homegrown” Zika outbreak in the Continental United States. Three men and one woman appear to have been infected by local mosquito transmission,… Continue watching
Jul 29 Florida mosquitoes 'likely' spreading Zika virus, Puerto Rico labeled 'epidemic' by CDC By Nsikan Akpan Florida health officials concluded local transmission of Zika virus is occurring in Miami-Dade County, while Puerto Rico continues to be hit hard by the disease. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 5:18 What you need to know about South Florida Zika scare By PBS News Hour The Food and Drug Administration asked two South Florida counties — Miami-Dade and Broward — to immediately halt blood donations as what looks like four cases of locally transmitted, mosquito-borne Zika virus are investigated. Hari Sreenivasan talks with Dr. Anthony… Continue watching
Jul 28 2 Florida counties halt blood donations, as evidence mounts for local Zika transmission By Nsikan Akpan FDA has temporarily suspended blood donations in two Florida counties due to fears over Zika virus. Continue reading
Jul 25 At least 2 dead, 17 wounded in Florida nightclub shooting By Joshua Barajas A fatal shooting at Club Blu Bar and Grill, a nightclub and restaurant in Fort Myers, Florida, left two dead and wounded at least 17 people early Monday morning, authorities said. Continue reading
Jul 23 How a Caribbean island became prime source of U.S. Zika cases By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News More than 1,400 Americans contracted Zika while traveling outside the U.S. this year and a Caribbean-island nation is one of the top destinations where they caught the virus. Continue reading
Jul 21 Muslim group considers legal action after Florida Islamic center removed as voting site By Omar Etman A Muslim advocacy group in Florida says it may take legal action over the removal of an Islamic center as a polling place for the presidential election in November. Continue reading
Jul 12 You can see Florida's state-of-emergency level algae bloom from space By Eugene Mason An algae bloom in southeast Florida has grown so large it's visible from space. A NASA satellite snapped an image of the algal bloom in early May as it festered across 33 square miles in Lake Okeechobee, which… Continue reading