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  • CDC - Advice for people living in or traveling to South Florida (Updated September 19, 2016)

    Advice for people living in or traveling to South Florida





    Miami-Dade County, FL. Red shows areas of active transmission where CDC recommends adherence to travel and testing guidance for pregnant women, women of reproductive age, and their partners. Yellow shows areas where CDC recommends cautionary travel recommendations and strict adherence to precautions to prevent mosquito bites.



    On August 1, CDC issued guidance for people who travel to or live in a 1-square-mile area of Wynwood, FL, identified by the Florida Department of Health as having mosquito-borne spread of Zika. On August 19, CDC also issued guidance for a 1.5-square-mile section of Miami Beach identified to have mosquito-borne spread of Zika; on September 17, this section was expandedto a 4.5-square-mile area.

    As of September 19, CDC has updated guidance for the Wynwood-designated area after three mosquito incubation periods passed without any new locally transmitted cases of Zika.

    General guidance
    • Pregnant women and their sex partners who are concerned about potential exposure to Zika may consider postponing nonessential travel to all partsof Miami-Dade County.
    • All pregnant women in the United States should be assessed for possible Zika virus exposure and signs or symptoms of Zika during each prenatal care visit.
    • Women with Zika should wait at least 8 weeks after symptoms start before trying to get pregnant.
    • Men with Zika should wait at least 6 months after symptoms start before couples try to get pregnant.
    • Pregnant women with possible Zika exposure and signs or symptoms of Zika should be tested for Zika.
    • Effective contraception to prevent pregnancy in women and their partners who want to delay or prevent pregnancy is a key prevention strategy for Zika.
    Updated guidance for Wynwood area

    The guidance below applies to the identified area in Wynwood, FL.
    • Pregnant women and partners of pregnant women who are worried about potential exposure to Zika may consider postponing nonessential travel to all parts of Miami-Dade County, including the Wynwood area.
    • Pregnant women and partners of pregnant women living in or traveling to the area should strictly follow steps to prevent mosquito bites.
    • Women and men living in or who traveled to the area should be aware that the location was considered to have active Zika virus transmission from June 15 to September 18, 2016. Pregnant women should talk to their doctor or other healthcare provider about getting tested for Zika. Partners of pregnant women should consistently and correctly use condoms to prevent passing Zika during sex, or they should not have sex during the pregnancy.
    • Women and men who do not have signs or symptoms of Zika and who traveled to the area from June 15 to September 18 should wait at least 8 weeks before trying to get pregnant.
    • Men who had signs or symptoms of Zika or were diagnosed with Zika and who traveled to the area from June 15 to September 18 should wait at least 6 months before trying to get their partner pregnant.
    Guidance for Miami Beach area

    The guidance below applies to people who live in or traveled to the identified area of Miami Beach any time after July 14, 2016. This timeframe is based on the earliest time symptoms can start and the maximum 2-week incubation period for Zika virus.
    • Pregnant women should not travel to the Miami Beach area.
    • Pregnant women and partners of pregnant women living in or traveling to this area should strictly follow steps to prevent mosquito bites.
    • Women and men who live in or traveled to this area and who have a pregnant sex partner should use condoms to prevent infection every time they have sex or not have sex during the pregnancy.
    • Pregnant women who live in or frequently travel to this area should be tested in the first and second trimester of pregnancy.
    • Pregnant women who traveled to or had unprotected sex with a partner that traveled to or lives in this area should talk to their healthcare provider and should be tested for Zika.
    • Women and men who live in or frequently travel to this area should talk to their healthcare provider about plans for pregnancy.
    • Women and men who traveled to this area should wait at least 8 weeks before trying to get pregnant.
    For questions on mosquito control in Florida

    Florida health officials can answer specific questions on their mosquito control program. Aerial treatment of areas with products that rapidly reduce both young and adult mosquitoes can help to limit the number of mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus. Repeated aerial applications of insecticide has reduced mosquito populations as a part of an integrated mosquito management program.
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    Seems there are 2 guidances with the first 2 items flipped in priority...



    CDC updates guidance for Wynwood (FL) neighborhood with active Zika transmission




    Press Release

    Embargoed Until: Monday, September 19, 2016, 11:00 a.m. ET
    Contact: Media Relations
    (404) 639-3286

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance for people who travel to or live in the approximately 1-square-mile area in Wynwood, Florida, just north of downtown Miami. Previous guidance was put in place on August 1 after Florida and CDC epidemiologists determined that mosquitoes were actively spreading Zika virus in the area, resulting in infections among several local residents and visitors. No new cases of locally transmitted Zika have been reported in the Wynwood-designated area since early August, and low numbers of mosquitoes have been found in traps there for the past several weeks since aerial application of the larvicide Bti and the adulticide Naled.
    CDC?s update modifies the August 1 guidance ‎that advised pregnant women to avoid travel to the Wynwood-designated area. CDC?s revised guidance for the Wynwood-designated area is that
    • Pregnant women and their partners living in or traveling to the area should follow steps to prevent mosquito bites.
    • Pregnant women and partners of pregnant women who are concerned about potential Zika virus exposure may also consider postponing nonessential travel to all parts of Miami-Dade County.
    • Women and men who lived in or traveled to the area should be aware this location was considered an area of active Zika virus transmission from June 15 to September 18, 2016. Pregnant women should talk to their doctor or other healthcare provider about getting tested for Zika; and people who have a pregnant sex partner should consistently and correctly use condoms to prevent passing Zika during sex or they should not have sex during the pregnancy.
    • Women and men who do not have signs or symptoms of Zika and who traveled to the area from June 15 to September 18 should wait at least 8 weeks before trying to get pregnant.
    • Men who had signs or symptoms of Zika or were diagnosed with Zika and who traveled to the area from June 15 to September 18 should wait at least 6 months before trying to get their partner pregnant.
    In addition, all pregnant women in the United States should be evaluated for possible Zika virus exposure during each prenatal care visit. Each evaluation should include an assessment of signs and symptoms of Zika virus disease (acute onset of fever, rash, arthralgia, conjunctivitis) and their travel history, as well as their sexual partner's potential exposure to Zika virus and history of any illness consistent with Zika virus disease to determine whether Zika virus testing is needed.
    ?We understand that this has been a difficult time for Wynwood residents and visitors,? said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. ?We?ve reached this point because of the tremendous progress with mosquito control in the affected area, including the combination of aerial application of the larvicide Bti and the adulticide Naled, and rigorous investigation of possible Zika infections by Florida health officials. Still, we encourage people not to let down their guard. We could see additional cases. People living in or visiting Miami-Dade County, particularly pregnant women, are encouraged to continue to take steps to prevent mosquito bites and to follow guidelines for preventing sexual transmission.?
    CDC?s Interim Zika Response Plan recommends the time encompassing three mosquito incubation periods , should pass without any new cases for interventions, such as travel guidance, to end. Because mosquito season in southern Florida continues through the fall, additional cases could be identified. CDC advises state and local health departments to continue monitoring the area for any new evidence of active Zika transmission.
    As of September 14, a total of 3,176 cases of Zika have been reported in the continental United States and Hawaii through CDC?s ArboNet. These cases include 43 locally transmitted mosquito-borne cases in Florida, 26 cases believed to be the result of sexual transmission, and one case that was the result of a laboratory exposure.
    For more information about Zika, visit https://www.cdc.gov/zika/.

    https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2...-guidance.html





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