Florida Zika Cases Exceed 1000

The Florida Department of Health will allocate $7.4 million in additional state funding to Miami-Dade County to combat the spread of the Zika virus through mosquito control.

“They love cemeteries because there is so much water standing in vases so any place like that empty the water and get a step ahead of the mosquitoes“.

Scott originally declared a public health emergency in Miami-Dade, Hillsborough, Lee and Santa Rosa Counties in February 2016, after the first travel-related Zika cases emerged.

As of Tuesday, there was one new non-travel related case of the virus linked to Miami-Dade County. Despite announcements from Florida Governor Rick Scott that the virus is under control, new cases continue to be reported.

Health Department officials stressed that the disease will remain a threat locally until the first frost tamps down mosquito activity. More than 830 pregnant USA, women have tested positive for Zika virus as of September 29, according to the CDC, which has resulted in 22 children born with birth defects and five pregnancy losses. DOH conducts a thorough investigation by sampling close contacts and community members around each case to determine if additional people are infected.

Most infected people don’t have symptoms from West Nile virus.

Active Zika outbreaks have been reported in at least 59 countries or territories, majority in the Americas, according to the CDC. Travelers should also prevent mosquito bites when they return from areas with mosquito-borne disease outbreaks, as well as monitor their health and see their healthcare provider about illness occurring in the two to three weeks after return from travel. For that, the CDC advises wearing long sleeves and trousers and using mosquito repellant when going outside. Zika virus in pregnant women causes the microcephaly birth defect. CDC is continuously monitoring Zika cases in Florida.

Both of those individuals had underlying health issues, according to Utah Department of Health epidemiologist Dallin Peterson. Still, efforts toward containing the virus will likely be on hold there while the region attempts to clean up and address more pressing public health matters such as water contamination. “Aedes mosquito season in California peaks in October, making it critically important that Californians take action to empty even small amounts of water from our gardens and yards”.