Aug 23 Florida reports non-travel Zika case near Tampa By News Desk This is the first incidence of locally transmitted Zika virua reported outside of Miami-Dade County. Continue reading
Aug 19 Florida governor confirms Miami Beach hit by local Zika transmission, CDC issues travel advisory By News Desk A Florida health department investigation has isolated five cases of Zika virus in Miami Beach without links to international travel. Continue reading
Aug 19 Zika virus may now be spreading in Miami Beach By Helen Branswell, STAT Late Thursday afternoon health authorities were working to finalize the area that would be covered by a new travel advisory for Zika virus from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Aug 07 Zika is ‘game-changer’ for OB-GYN doctors in Florida By Sammy Mack, WLRN For many OB-GYN doctors in Florida, discussing Zika risks with patients has become a standard part of prenatal care. Continue reading
Aug 06 Feds approve controversial plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes to fight Zika By Kamala Kelkar As the Zika virus continued to spread in Florida, federal officials on Friday approved a plan to release millions of mutant mosquitoes there in hopes they can suppress the disease-carrying insect’s population. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 5:57 What Miami-Dade County is doing about Zika By PBS NewsHour With 12 confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Miami-Dade County, officials are asking residents to take part in mosquito-prevention efforts, including draining standing water and wearing insect repellent. Gwen Ifill speaks with Alina Hudak, Deputy Mayor of Miami-Dade County,… Continue watching
Aug 02 CDC: Mosquito eradication difficult in Miami neighborhood By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says officials are finding it challenging to eradicate mosquitoes in a part of Miami where 14 people appear to have contracted the Zika virus. Continue reading
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 NewsHour 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 NewsHour 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